Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

Fine Asian Art | 28-29 & 30 June 2022 67 Additional information and photographs for all lots can be found at www.adams.ie 104 A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A LAMA OR MONK, POSSI- BLY TSONGKHAPA TIBETO CHINESE The figure is seated in padmasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in abhaya mudra. He is clad in heavy robes with incised hems and his head is topped with a cap. H: 13,6 cm Weight: 390 grams Note: Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) is a revered Tibetan religious philosopher, and a central figure of the Gelugpa sect that ruled Tibet until the middle of the 20th century. According to tradition, he is an emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri. € 800 - 1,500 102 A PARCEL GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHĀVA ALSO KNOWN AS GURU RINPOCHE TIBETO CHINESE Heavy cast, with gilt remains.The lotus-born guru seated in pad- masana over a lotus base, holding a vajra and a skull cup, his face with intense expression and furrowed brows, the base sealed. H: 16 cm Weight: 693,8 grams Note: Padmasambhava is recognizable by the iconic peaked Indian cap of a pandita, surmounted with feathers and adorned with a sun and moon, as well as his furrowed brow and the wide, almond-shaped eyes which set him apart as a foreigner. He holds a vajra in his right hand, and a kapala in his left hand. His ears are adorned with disk-shaped earrings with a foliate motif, and he wears richly embroidered inner and outer patchwork robes, and pointed Tibetan-style boots. Known by many different names which reflect his multiple forms, Padmasambhava is credited with establishing Buddhism in Tibet. € 1,000 - 2,000 103 A STONE EMBELLISHED GILT COPPER ALLOY SCULPTURE OF A DEITY, POSSIBLY ACHALA OR VAJRAPANI TIBET OR TIBETO-CHINESE / SINO-TIBETAN, MAYBE 18TH TO 19TH CENTURY The deity striding in pratyalidhasana atop two snake demons on a double-rank lotus-petal base, the right arm raised and holding a krodha or sword, the left hand loosely grasping a pasha or lariat (a later replacement), the ferocious expression accentuated with glaring eyes and bared fangs, below a skull tiara or headdress, the corpulent body clad in a short pinwheel-patterned dhoti and adorned with a necklace, the figure with snakes or cobras knotted around the hair, and stomach, the wrists and ankles similarly coiled with a snake.The base is sealed with a plaque centered by a vajra design. H: 16,2 cm Weight: 1155 grams 鎏金铜造像 中国西藏， 18-19 世纪 € 1,500 - 3,000