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CHINA - MING period (1368 - 1644), 17th century Important gilded bronze statuette of Samanthabadra seated in padmasana on a plinth in the shape of a blossoming lotus, his right hand in vitarka mudra (gesture of argumentation), adorned with necklaces and earrings in the shape of flowers and lotus buds, wearing a high diadem adorned with scrolls, his robes chiseled with floral and plant motifs. The lotiform base rests on the back of its elephant, holding on its trunk a lotus bud surmounted by a book, richly adorned with pendants in the form of lotus buds, the saddlecloth chased with a dragon among the clouds. H. 50,7 cm Weight 13,1 kg (general wear to the patina, small dents and old restoration, small hole to the lotus base, trace of later welding to the tenon of the lotus base) Expert : Alice JOSSAUME Cabinet Portier & Associés, 26, boulevard Poissonnière 75009 PARIS Tel : 01 48 00 03 41 Mail : [email protected] Website : www.portier-asianart.com IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO BID ON THIS LOT PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICES AT 01 43 97 91 29 TO REGISTER AFTER DEPOSIT OF A DEPOSIT. TO BE ABLE TO BID ON THIS LOT PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THIS PHONE NUMBER : 01 43 97 91 29 FOR REGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT
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CHINA - MING period (1368 - 1644), 17th century Important gilded bronze statuette of Samanthabadra seated in padmasana on a plinth in the shape of a blossoming lotus, his right hand in vitarka mudra (gesture of argumentation), adorned with necklaces and earrings in the shape of flowers and lotus buds, wearing a high diadem adorned with scrolls, his robes chiseled with floral and plant motifs. The lotiform base rests on the back of its elephant, holding on its trunk a lotus bud surmounted by a book, richly adorned with pendants in the form of lotus buds, the saddlecloth chased with a dragon among the clouds. H. 50,7 cm Weight 13,1 kg (general wear to the patina, small dents and old restoration, small hole to the lotus base, trace of later welding to the tenon of the lotus base) Expert : Alice JOSSAUME Cabinet Portier & Associés, 26, boulevard Poissonnière 75009 PARIS Tel : 01 48 00 03 41 Mail : [email protected] Website : www.portier-asianart.com IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO BID ON THIS LOT PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICES AT 01 43 97 91 29 TO REGISTER AFTER DEPOSIT OF A DEPOSIT. TO BE ABLE TO BID ON THIS LOT PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THIS PHONE NUMBER : 01 43 97 91 29 FOR REGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT
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