Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
Property From the Estate of Raymond Cheven
Auction Closed
September 20, 05:33 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property From the Estate of Raymond Cheven
A Copper Alloy Figure of Milarepa with Silver and Copper Inlay
Tibet, 16th Century
Height 4 in. (10.2 cm)
the Kagyu master seated on a lotus throne draped with a flayed antelope-skin, the head and forepaws hanging over the front, with his right hand in vitarka mudra, his left holding a kapala, the face with goatee and mustache, the copper inlaid eyes with pronounced pupils, large ears framing the face, with hair arranged in wavy curls, wearing a copper inlaid sash over his chest and rounded belly, his robe draped over his shoulders with the borders incised with a scrolling foliate pattern
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13776.