Figure de Padmasambhava en bronze doré Tibet, XVIIIE siècle

sous sa forme principale de Gourou Drakpo, debout en alidhasana, les bras étendus, les mains en tarjanimudra, portant un dohti en peau de tigre et une écharpe virevoltante en peau d'éléphant, son visage à l'expression féroce, rehaussé de couleurs rouge et blanche, sa chevelure enflammée enserrée dans une tiare de crânes, un collier de têtes coupées autour du cou

Some expected wear and pitting to the gilding and the red paint to his back and behind its head. Some minor dents to the extremities. The sacral compartment to the back of its head is unsealed and resealed with the original section of metal, the compartment between the leggs is also unsealed and left open (3 x 3 cm square opening). There is an old distortion to the metal with a section opening behind his left legg, another rectangular split showing to the back of his right legg, small cracks above his feet. The original gilt bronze base is missing, now replaced with a marble stand.
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