Statuette de Vairochana en alliage de cuivre doré Tibet, XVIE siècle

assis en vajrasana sur une double base lotiforme, les mains en dharmachakra mudra, vêtu d’une robe monastique avec une bordure ciselée de fleurs en rinceaux, l’expression paisible, les yeux mi-clos, la chevelure bouclée rassemblée en un chignon surmonté d’un ornement, traces de pigments bleu et rouge sur la coiffure, la base scellée incisée d'un double vajra entrecroisé

Sotheby's Paris, 14th June 2007, lot 94. 

Please note that the provenance for this figure is Sotheby's Paris, 14th June 2007, lot 94. The figure is in overall good condition, it is heavily cast, the base is sealed. The gilding shows overall traces of wear. There are traces of red pigment to the hair.
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