A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF DHARMATALA, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

LOT 20 · 已成交

成交价 EUR5500.00

拍卖时间：2026-10-15 17:00

拍卖行： Galerie Zacke

专场： 第一天 亚洲艺术、佛教与印度教精品

拍品描述

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF DHARMATALA, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY Finely modeled seated on a rectangular throne, with legs supported on a base jutting out from below, dressed in fine robes elegantly falling around the legs and knees, the hands raised before the chest in vitarka mudra below the floating sleeves, the face downcast in a serene expression and gentle smile, flanked by elongated earlobes and surmounted by finely combed hair, tied in a high chignon. The base sealed with a copper plate detailed at the center with an incised wan emblem issuing scrolling foliage. Dimensions: Height 20.7 cm The present lot depicts Dharmatala (or Dharmata), the attendant and companion of the Sixteen Arhats. Often regarded as an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, Dharmatala is typically represented as a wandering monk carrying a fly whisk and a back-basket containing Buddhist scriptures, frequently accompanied by a tiger. The iconography of Dharmatāla appears to derive from earlier Chinese Buddhist traditions of the Tang and Five Dynasties periods, particularly the imagery of traveling monks and Dharma protectors preserved in the Dunhuang cave paintings. A related depiction of a traveling monk accompanied by a tiger, carrying a load of scrolls on his back and holding a fly whisk, dated to the Tang dynasty and excavated from Dunhuang, is preserved in the British Museum (museum number 1919,0101,0.168). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams New York, 13 March 2017, lot 3047 Estimate: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 23,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, gilding, and subject, with similar pose and garment folds. Note the smaller size (16.5 cm).

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