A Tibeto-Chinese/Mongolian Gilt Figure of a Bodhisattva

Elegantly cast and repoussé in gilt brass and copper, with cold gold paste and colour pigment, in a standing frontal stance, the hands held in vitarka and varada mudra, the hair piled high in jatamukata style beneath a diadem, and adorned with jewels, ear pendants, foliate armbands, bracelets, and wearing a dhoti secured at the waist and a draped sash, raised on a lotus pedestal, the base sealed and engraved with a double vajra. Period: 18th century. Height: 35 cm.

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Provenance: Folke Bergman (1902‑1946), was an archaeologist who took part in Sven Hedin’s expedition to Central Asia 1929‑1935. Acquired at this time, thence by descent.