Lot 75
  • 75

The Arhat Ajita Gilt copper alloy with polychrome Tibeto-Chinese, Qianlong period (1735-1796)

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description

  • The Arhat Ajita
  • Gilt copper alloy with polychrome
  • 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, 22 September 2000, lot 23
Estate of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt

Catalogue Note

Ajita seated with crossed legs under voluminous robes on an incised double cushion throne, his hands in dhyanamudra, the gesture of meditation, his face full with austere expression, small bow-shaped mouth, similar eyes and brows, wearing finely cast openwork arabesque dangling earrings, his head adorned with delicate layers of leaves with a long stem extending down his back.