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AN INSCRIBED 'MOST EXCELLENT GEM' GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA DIPANKARA, TIBET, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY,
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EX ULRICH VON SCHROEDERExpert's note: The figure displays a distinctive physicality, with a powerfully modeled torso, broad shoulders narrowing gracefully toward the waist, and a balanced, dignified stance. This combination of anatomical emphasis and refined posture points to a Nepalese aesthetic influence. Such stylistic and technical hallmarks closely align with works associated with the celebrated Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, an important center of the Gelugpa tradition in Tibet. See a related gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, which also has a similar single-layered lotus base with long and pointed upward petals, dated to the 17th century, included in the exhibition Golden Eminence: Treasures from the Palace Museum and the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Macao Museum of Art, 16 December 2023-17 March 2024, and illustrated in the catalog, p. 296-297, no. 111. Inscriptions: To the top of the base, inscribed between the legs in Tibetan, '|| ca / nor bu'i snying po / 9 ||' ['ca, most excellent gem, [number] 9']. This inscription identifies the figure as belonging to a larger, sequentially numbered set.X-Ray: Conventional X-ray scans conducted in 2025 confirm the presence of internal cavities within the statue, as well as a highly precise and sharply defined casting—consistent with an authentic 16th-17th century bronze.Superbly cast seated in vajraparyankasana atop a single-layer lotus base, the hands held before the chest in dharmachakra-mudra (turning the wheel of the doctrine), symbolizing the initiation of Buddhist teaching. The Light Maker is dressed in a voluminous uttarasanga which covers the left shoulder and crosses the chest diagonally, but leaves the right shoulder and right arm bare, unusually swaying to one side instead of following the hem.The face with a serene meditative expression with heavy-lidded downcast eyes below gently arched brows that merge into a straight nose, flanked by ears with pendulous lobes, and hair arranged in tight curls over the domed ushnisha surmounted by a jewel-form lotus bud.The base sealed with a copper plate, finely incised to the center with a double-vajra.Provenance: A Swiss private collection and thence by descent. Schuler Auktionen, Zurich, 15 September 2016, lot 1041. The Ulrich von Schroeder Collection, acquired from the above. The back with a label from the Ulrich von Schroeder Collection, inscribed '2016 06'. A distinguished art historian and collector, Ulrich von Schroeder (b. 1943) is one of the most influential figures in the study of Himalayan art. Inspired by his great-great-uncle, the Indologist Leopold von Schroeder, he first traveled to Nepal at age 22, initiating a lifelong commitment to the study and documentation of Himalayan artistic traditions. Frustrated by the inconsistent dating and stylistic attributions in art publications of the 1960s and 1970s, von Schroeder undertook a rigorous four-year study that culminated in the 1981 publication of Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, the first comprehensive chronology of Tibetan metal sculpture. This was followed by his two-volume magnum opus, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet (2001), documenting over 1,000 bronzes in previously inaccessible monasteries, and Nepalese Stone Sculptures (2019), a monumental survey of nearly 3,000 Hindu and Buddhist stone sculptures in Nepal. To this day, von Schroeder's publications remain the only reliable encyclopedias on their subjects.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Small dings, minor surface corrosion, light scattered nicks and scratches, remnants of ritual pigment, and signs of tactile worship including rubbing and losses to gilt.Weight: 2.8 kg Dimensions: Height 23.7 cmDipankara is the Buddha of the age preceding the time and cosmic era of Shakyamuni Buddha. According to legend, a rich Brahmin named Sumati saw that Dipankara was about to step into a puddle of water. To prevent him from soiling his feet, Sumati laid his long hair across the puddle. Following this event, Dipankara prophesied Sumati's rebirth as the future Buddha. In Nepal, images of Dipankara are worshiped as icons bestowing charity and protecting merchants. Beyond Nepal, Dipankara is rarely worshiped in other parts of the Himalayas, Tibet or surrounding regions. In Tibetan art, Dipankara is almost always depicted alongside Shakyamuni Buddha and the bodhisattva Maitreya (depicted as a Buddha). These three are collectively known as the Buddhas of the Three Times and are often arranged in a triptych.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, missing the lotus pedestal, dated 17th-18th century, 19 cm high, formerly in the collection of James and Marilynn Alsdorf and now in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields, accession number 55.183A-B.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 21 March 2018, lot 302Price: USD 93,750 or approx. EUR 104,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A gilt bronze figure of Buddha Vajrasana, Tibet, 15th-16th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related manner of casting, gilding, and modeling with similar facial features and robe. Note the closely related size (23.2 cm) and different base.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Koller, Zurich, 29 October 2014, lot 115Price: CHF 180,000 or approx. EUR 234,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A gilt copper figure of Buddha Dipankara, Tibet, 15th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related modeling of the facial features, drapery of the robe, and base. Note the size (31.5 cm), different base, and slightly earlier dating.

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