Statuette de Śākyavajra en alliage de cuivre incrusté Tibet, XVIE siècle

assis en dhyanasana sur une double base lotiforme aux bords perlés, la main droite en varada mudra, la main gauche tenant un joyau enflammé, vêtu d'une longue robe monastique finement ciselée de rinceaux floraux, les yeux incrustés, bouche esquissant un léger sourire, l'expression sereine et bienveillante, l'avant de la base rehaussée d'une inscription en tibétain (Je rends hommage à l'image vivante du meilleur des joyaux, Śākyavajra), la base scellée ciselée d'un double vajra

The figure is well cast, the base is sealed. The eyes inlaid with silver. It is in good overall condition with the exception of a ca. 3cm wide reinforced part on inside rim of the base.
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