Description: A TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
Finely cast bronze depicting a seated Padmasambhava as the guru of medicine, seated atop a tall square plinth. Cast in high relief at the front of the plinth are the eight medicine Buddhas in a stylised rocky mountain landscape. With sealed base.
15.5cm high, 12cm wide
PROVENANCE:
Christie's London, 17 November 1970, lot 158
Berti Aschman Collection, Zurich
Soo Tze Oriental Art
Julian Sterling Collection
Mossgreen, Sydney 26 February 2007, Julian Sterling Collection, lot 175
LITERATURE:
Published in Tibetan Sacred Art - The Heritage of Tantra, catalogue number 77, listed as being in the collection of B. (Berti) Aschman, Zurich.
Arts of Asia May-June 1990, Soo Tze Oriental Antiques advertisement.
OTHER NOTES:
It is likely that a number of identical or very similar castings of this image were made. For similar images see: Christie's New York Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 14 September 2010, lot 115; and Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta Georgia, September-November 1986 exhibition, The Many Faces of the Buddha, pp66, number 27.
Condition Report: Condition:
No visible faults or damage. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.