18th Century Sino Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha
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Pre 1700 item# 794299 (stock# 1060)
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Details: A finely painted and detailed example of an 18th century Qing Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze image of the historical Buddha. Buddha is seated crossed legged in padmasana (the lotus or diamond posture) with both naturalistically cast hands held in front of his chest in the turning of the dharma wheel or the teaching mudra (dharma chakra pravatana mudra). His finely painted eyes are serenely concentrated above a confident and inwardly contented smile radiating wisdom and compassion from his ro ...click for details
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18th Century Tibetan Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara
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Pre 1800 item# 746223 (stock# 1053)
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Details: A rare and very attractive 18th century wooden polychrome image of Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara from Tibet. Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara has one face, four arms, and two legs crossed in the contemplative posture. His two front hands holding the wish-granting gem at his heart, his rear hands holding a rosary and a lotus. It is said that the Dalai Lamas are manifestations of this form of Avalokiteshvara.
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18th Century Wooden Polychrome Tibetan Vajrapani
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Pre 1800 item# 745547 (stock# 1050)
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Details: An attractive and unusual wooden image of Vajrapani from Tibet. This icon brandishes a vajra in an exorcising gesture in his right hand, and with his left hand makes the threatening gesture with his index finger pointed up. His taut posture is the active warrior pose (pratayalidha, based on an archer’s stance) to show a terrifying readiness to do battle with evil. He has flaming gold hair, two popping eyes and his beard and eyebrows have flame-like forms. His long necklace and tiger ski ...click for details
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14th Century Western Tibetan Image of Green Tara
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Pre 1492 item# 745945 (stock# 1052)
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Details: A rare Western Tibetan image of the goddess Green Tara from the 14th century. The image is well cast standing in a gentle tribhanga on a double lotus base. Her hand held in varada mudra, wearing a long elegant dhoti secured with a belt and pendant sashes, multiple necklaces, bracelets and earrings with many inlaid hard stones. Her face, which retains much of the original gilding, is joyful with a broad contented smile. She is adorned with a foliate tiara and flanked by a lotus flower ...click for details
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11th Century Indian Green Stone Relief of Umamaheshvara
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Pre 1492 item# 940215 (stock# 1121)
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Details: A good classic example of a Rajasthani stele of Umamaheshvara in green stone. The Hindu god Shiva relaxes in his mountain home, with his consort Parvati ('The Daughter of the Mountain') seated on Shiva's left leg in an embrace. The multi-armed Shiva is identified by his attributes, a three-headed Naga in his left hand and the remains of a trident in his right hand. The heavenly couple are both wearing multiple regal adornments of necklaces, bracelets and earrings with their ...click for details
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11th Century Central Indian Sandstone Torso of Vamana
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Pre AD 1000 item# 824564 (stock# 1080)
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Details: A charming sandstone example of an 11th century torso of the Brahmin dwarf Vamana probably from Madhya Pradesh. He is adorned with multiple necklaces covering his ample chest where a srivatsa is carved in relief between his shapely pectoral muscles. His sacred Brahmin thread rests across his beautifully defined pot belly, which is hanging over his diaphanous dhoti decorated with a classically beaded apron. ...click for details
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9th Century Central Javanese Image of Manjusri
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Pre AD 1000 item# 745244 (stock# 1046)
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Details: A good example of a 9th century central Javanese image of Manjusri. The bodhisattva is seated in dhyanasana on a lotus upon a rectangular base. His right hand is in varadamudra with the left holding the stem of a lotus supporting the book of “Perfection of Wisdom". He is wearing a dhoti, channavira and jewellery. His eyes are downcast over an aquiline nose and sensuous lips.
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