A very rare gilt-bronze inscribed figure of Buddha Vīrasena
The Property of a Lady 女士藏品
A very rare gilt-bronze inscribed figure of Buddha Vīrasena
Tibet, 16th/17th century
Well cast seated in dhayanasana on a double-lotus pedestal framed by beaded borders, the hands held in dharmachakra mudra holding two lotus stems bearing a sutra and a sword rising to the shoulders, wearing a dhoti folded over the left shoulder, the benevolent face well modelled below the usnisha and flanked by elongated ears, the reverse of the pedestal with an incised Tibetan inscription reading 'dpa' bo'i sde la na mo'. 19.2cm (7 5/8in) high.
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The Property of a Lady 女士藏品
A very rare gilt-bronze inscribed figure of Buddha Vīrasena
Tibet, 16th/17th century
Well cast seated in dhayanasana on a double-lotus pedestal framed by beaded borders, the hands held in dharmachakra mudra holding two lotus stems bearing a sutra and a sword rising to the shoulders, wearing a dhoti folded over the left shoulder, the benevolent face well modelled below the usnisha and flanked by elongated ears, the reverse of the pedestal with an incised Tibetan inscription reading 'dpa' bo'i sde la na mo'. 19.2cm (7 5/8in) high.
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