Fine Asian Art - 20th May 2025

Lot 48

A TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF ACALA

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £5040

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Description

A TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF ACALA
14TH CENTURY

Standing in pratyalidhasana upon a double lotus base, one hand in tarjani mudra and the other wielding a sword, dressed in tiger skin and snake-shaped jewellery, his hair secured with a tiara topped by a seated Buddha, 310g, 12.5cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Mr Nicholas Squire (1949-2024), Suffolk, England.

Cf. U Von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, p.184, pl.36A, for a larger 14th century Tibetan figure of a wrathful deity.

十四世紀 銅不動明王立像
來源: 英國薩福克郡Nicholas Squire先生(1949-2024)收藏。