Buddha Amoghasiddhi - photo 1
Buddha Amoghasiddhi - photo 1

Buddha Amoghasiddhi

Lot 2096
14.06.2018 12:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
€ 6 000
AuctioneerVAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
Event locationGermany, Köln
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ID 77250
Lot 2096 | Buddha Amoghasiddhi
Estimate value
€ 6 000 – 7 000
Sinotibetisch. 18. Jahrhundert

Bronze, fein graviert, mit Resten von Vergoldung und kultischer Bemalung. In seiner Erscheinungsform als Bodhisattva auf einem doppelten Lotossockel sitzend in padmasana. Die rechte Hand in der Geste der Furchtlosigkeit (abhaya mudra) und die linke ruht in der Meditationsgeste (dhyana mudra) auf seinem Schoß. Er trägt eine fünfteilige Krone und sein langes Haar ist zu einem doppelten Knoten hochgebunden. Seine Schultern bedeckt ein Schal, der bis auf den Boden niederreicht, und sein Körper ziert Schmuck.

Die Figur ist detailreich und fein gearbeitet, wie der Saum des Gewands beispielhaft zeigt. Zudem sind Reste einer alten, womöglich der originalen kultischen Bemalung vorhanden. Sockel verschlossen, Bodenplatte mit graviertem Doppelvajra. Gewicht 426g, Höhe 10,8cm. Zustand A/B.
Provenienz:
-Niederländische Privatsammlung. Erworben bei Christie's Amsterdam am 1. Juni 1988, Los 42 (Kopie der Rechnung von Christie's vorliegend).
-Privatsammlung Hamburg. Erworben bei Arts & Antiques Group Amsterdam am 14. Dezember 2015, Los 221
Auction house category:Oriental: Buddhist art
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