A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA Tibet, 16th c. H.... Lot 36

A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA Tibet, 16th c. H. 9,2 cm Seated in pralambapadasana on a throne with his right hand raised in abhayamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression, elongated earlobes, his curled hairdo is continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus bud, unsealed. From an old and important German private collection, collected between 1950 and 1987, collection number C 36 Published: U. Toyka-Fuong, Ikonographie und Symbolik des tibetischen Buddhismus, Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 1987, C 36, pp. 86 - 87 - Very slightly chipped and wear