Statuette de Vasudhara en alliage de cuivre doré Tibet, XVIIIE siècle

assise en lalitasana sur une double base lotiforme, le pied droit reposant sur une fleur de lotus, les six bras exécutant des mudra et tenant divers attributs, vêtue d'un fin dhoti et richement parée de bijoux inscrustés de pierres dures, les cheveux noués en un double chignon, le front ceint d'une haute couronne ouvragée, le visage fin animé d'un léger sourire, scellée

Acquired in Drouot, Paris, 17th June 1994.

The figure is heavily cast, the base sealed. There is overall wear to the gilding, some losses to the inlays. There are traces of red pigment on the back of the lotus base and crown. The base is sealed, and the back of it covered in red paint. There is a tiny hole where the neck joins the head below the chin.
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