Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art

Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art

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Property From the Estate of Raymond Cheven

A Silver Figure Of A Lama, Possibly Buton Rinchen Grub (1290-1364), Tibet, 17th/18th Century

Auction Closed

September 20, 05:33 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property From the Estate of Raymond Cheven

A Silver Figure Of A Lama, Possibly Buton Rinchen Grub (1290-1364)

Tibet, 17th/18th Century


Height 2½ in. (6.4 cm)


the lama seated on a floral cushioned base, holding his right hand in vitarka mudra, his left hand holding a sutra, wearing robes of a monastic decorated with incised borders of clouds and foliate patterns, the face and arms painted in cold gold


Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13788.

Collection of Raymond Cheven (1928-2011).
For another example depicting Buton Rinchen Grub, see A. Heller, Tibetan Art: Tracing the Development of Spiritual Ideals and Art in Tibet 600-2000AD, Milan, 1999, p. 85, cat. no. 63. For a further account of the life of lama, see Treasury of Lives, https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Buton-Rinchen-Drub/2845. 

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