Lot 71
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajrasattva
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajrasattva

TIBETO-CHINESE, XUANDE MARK AND PERIOD (1425-35)

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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajrasattva
Tibeto-Chinese, Xuande Mark and Period (1425-35)
Very finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, holding the vajra against his chest and the ghanta at his hips, wearing a long flowing dhoti richly adorned with beaded festoons, rosette earrings and elaborate tiara, incised six-character Xuande mark at the front of the base and numeral 52 on the inside of the base
10½ in. (26.8 cm) high

Lot Essay

While a gradual decline in quality is noticeable in the production of gilt bronzes towards the end of the Xuande period, this example still closely adheres to the Yongle idiom in style and refinement; for a closely related Yongle period example, see H. Uhlig, On the Path to Enlightenment, The Berti Aschmann Foundation of Tibetan Art at the Museum Rietberg Zürich, 1995, cat. no. 22, p. 62.

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