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A gilt bronze sculpture of a Lama, Tibet, 18th century.

Estimate
30 000 - 50 000 SEK
2 740 - 4 570 EUR
2 800 - 4 670 USD
Hammer price
25 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A gilt bronze sculpture of a Lama, Tibet, 18th century.

Probably depicting Gyalwa Gendün Gyatso (1475-1542), the second Dalai Lama from the Gelugpa sect. Depicted seated in a meditative pose, rather stocky body, his right hand in vitarka mudra, the left resting in his knee, has probably held a book or a vase. Now missing. Height 10.5 cm.

Provenance

Property of a private Swedish Collector.

Purchased at Strömbergs Antik, Copenhagen, Denmark 1993.