The Property of a Lady 女士藏品
Lot 11
A rare gilt-bronze inscribed figure of Nāga King Karkota Tibet, 18th century
7 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£8,000 - £10,000
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Asaph Hyman
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Dessa Goddard
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A rare gilt-bronze inscribed figure of Nāga King Karkota
Tibet, 18th century
Cast with a six-pointed curled tiara above the blue-tinted coiled hair of the deity, the eyes gazing down at the hands clasped together in uttarabodhi, the gesture of perfection, above a snake-like body on a lotus pedestal with further Naga-like figures with human heads, inscription on the back. 14.5cm (5 3/4in) high. (2).
Cast with a six-pointed curled tiara above the blue-tinted coiled hair of the deity, the eyes gazing down at the hands clasped together in uttarabodhi, the gesture of perfection, above a snake-like body on a lotus pedestal with further Naga-like figures with human heads, inscription on the back. 14.5cm (5 3/4in) high. (2).
Footnotes
十八世紀 銅鎏金龍尊王佛坐像
This rare and impressive sculpture depicts the Karkota. On the reverse it is inscribed 'stobs rgyu' (སྟོབས་རྒྱུ་།) referring to Karkoṭa (one of the Eight Great Nāga). Compare with a related gilt-bronze figure of a Nāga King, probably Karkota, with serpentine body, illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources, item no.94996. See also a related stone carving of a Nāga King, also illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources, item no.21297.
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