STATUETTE DE PADMASAMBHAVA EN LAITON BHOUTAN, XIXE SIÈCLE
STATUETTE DE PADMASAMBHAVA EN LAITON
BHOUTAN, XIXE SIÈCLEHimalayan Art Resources item no. 4628 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.) high
A BRASS FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVABHUTAN, 19TH CENTURY不丹 十九世紀 蓮花生大士像銅像 Provenance:With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970sPadmasambhava, whose title of 'Guru Rinpoche' (Precious Teacher) reflects his legendary status among all the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, is the founder of the Nyingma school first established in the 8th century. Characteristic of Buddhist sculptures from Bhutan is a three-lobed petal design at the base of the figure, resembling a Padmasambhava image published in Bartholomew & Johnston (eds.), The Dragon's Gift, 2008, pp. 274-5, no. 57, and another image sold at Christie's, New York, 21 September 2021, lot 411.
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STATUETTE DE PADMASAMBHAVA EN LAITON
BHOUTAN, XIXE SIÈCLEHimalayan Art Resources item no. 4628 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.) high
A BRASS FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVABHUTAN, 19TH CENTURY不丹 十九世紀 蓮花生大士像銅像 Provenance:With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970sPadmasambhava, whose title of 'Guru Rinpoche' (Precious Teacher) reflects his legendary status among all the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, is the founder of the Nyingma school first established in the 8th century. Characteristic of Buddhist sculptures from Bhutan is a three-lobed petal design at the base of the figure, resembling a Padmasambhava image published in Bartholomew & Johnston (eds.), The Dragon's Gift, 2008, pp. 274-5, no. 57, and another image sold at Christie's, New York, 21 September 2021, lot 411.
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