ENSEMBLE DE CINQ STATUETTES DE BOUDDHA EN BRONZE TIBET, XVIIIE-XIXE SIÈCLE |

s'organisant autour de Bouddha Shakyamuni assis en vajrasana sur une base lotiforme dressée sur un socle étagé, la main droite en avakasha mudra et la gauche en bhumisparsha mudra, les quatre autres Bouddha assis en vajrasana sur un double socle lotiforme, l'un en dhyana mudra, un autre les deux mains en bhumisparsha mudra, un autre en dharamachakra mudra, le dernier rapprochant ses mains esquissant le dharamachakra mudra, leur visage peint à l'or et rehaussé de pigments, bases scellées (5)

The figures are all in overall good condition, with their bases sealed. The figures and bases are cast separately. There are losses to the blue pigment on the hair that may have been partially repainted, and to the gilt-paint on the faces. The 2nd figure from the right in the catalogue illustration has a ca. 0.5 cm gilt-bronze filling on the right knee. The actual colour of the bronze is less red and more yellow than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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