A gilt bronze figure of the Fifteenth Karmapa
Nepal, circa 1800
Seated on a double-lotus base with beaded rims and incised pattern, holding a vajra and bell, wearing a thick cloak over patchwork robes incised with a floral motif, his animated face surmounted by his distinctive hat, flanked on either side by flowers bearing a sword, book and vase
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of the Fifteenth Karmapa
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : circa 1800
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 128
- Pre-Lot Text : Property from the Collection of Dr. Detlef I. Lauf
- Price realised : USD 3,750
- Estimate : USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
- Provenance : Private Collection, Switzerland, acquired in 1971
- Literature : D. Lauf, Eine Ikonographie des tibetischen Buddhismus, 1979, p. 85