Lot 130
  • 130

A Gilt Copper Alloy Figure Depicting Vairocana

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Bronze

Provenance

Acquired between 1987—2001

Exhibited

The World of Mandala—Tamashige Tibet Collection, Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo, April 1—June 19, 2005

Literature

The World of Mandala—Tamashige Tibet Collection, Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo, 2005, p. 50, cat. no. 34

Condition

Wear and accretion overall, consistent with age. Some loss to original stones as viewed. Traces of verdigris overall. Consolidated cracks to base at lower left. Base plate sealed but likely not original.
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