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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA, TIBETAN-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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Heavily cast, seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his right hand held in abhaya mudra and the left held over the lap, dressed in voluminous robes which are richly chased and neatly incised with auspicious emblems, floral and foliate motifs. The face with a powerful expression, the eyes and lips finely painted, the urna inlaid in turquoise, the head surmounted by a Pandita usha with side flaps falling over his shoulders.The backside is finely decorated with an elephant supporting a large vase. The base is sealed, the plate incised with a double vajra.Provenance: From the private collection of a Dutch collector of Asian art. After the auction catalog was printed, we received further information from the collector regarding the provenance of this lot. The collector “bought it from a person who bought it [from] antique dealer Sjoerd de Vries in the time he had a shop in the Kersktraat in Amsterdam [1979-2013]". Sjoerd de Vries (1952-2025) was a renowned Dutch art historian, Tibetologist, and dealer of Himalayan art. In 1979, he founded Astamangala, the only gallery in the Netherlands specializing in the ancient art of Tibet, Nepal, and India. Over his long and successful career, he sold works to numerous major museums including the Metropolitan, Rubin, LACMA, British, Victoria & Albert, Guimet, and Rietberg. A respected author, de Vries wrote Buddhism for Beginners (1994) and Hinduism for Beginners (1996). As a guest curator at the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, he arranged the 2009 installation of an authentic Tibetan temple, inaugurated by the Dalai Lama.Condition: Very good condition with some old wear and shallow surface scratches, minimal corrosion, expected casting irregularities, few small nicks, rubbing to gilt, abrasions to pigments.Weight: 1,299 g Dimensions: Height 14 cmExpert's note: The depcition of the elephant-and-vase motif on the backside of this statue reflects the broader exchange between Qing imperial visual culture and Tibetan Buddhist craftsmanship in the eighteenth century, a period in which Tibetan artisans frequently adopted and reinterpreted Chinese auspicious symbols within Buddhist and courtly contexts, both in China and Tibet.The elephant (xiang) supporting a vase (ping) was a popular motif in the Qing imperial court, forming the rebus taiping youxiang, meaning 'peace is manifest'. During the Qing dynasty, live elephants bearing vases appeared in court processions celebrating the emperor's birthday, while sculptural representations of elephants carrying vases were displayed in throne rooms as potent auspicious emblems.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 14 September 2010, lot 113 Price: USD 21,250 or approx. EUR 27,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A gilt bronze figure of a Lama, Tibeto-Chinese, 17th/18th century Expert remark: Compare the related subject, modeling, manner of casting, gilding, and decoration with similar incision work. Note the size (16.2 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's Amsterdam, 21 November 2007, lot 418 Price: EUR 33,850 or approx. EUR 52,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of a lama, 18th century Expert remark: Compare the related subject, modeling, manner of casting, gilding, and decoration with similar incision work. Note the size (21.5 cm).

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