Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 7th December 2020
Lot 45
A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3500
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Description
A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI
18TH CENTURY
Depicted standing in tribhanga upon a double lotus pedestal, her raised left hand clasps a lotus stem which trails by her arm and blossoms at her shoulder, with her right hand held down in vitarka mudra, she wears elaborate jewellery and a dhoti incised with scrolling leaves, her hair with traces of cold painting, with a visvavajra to the base, 21.5cm, 815g.
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, purchased from Errol Manners.