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2. Padmapani, the Lotus Bearer
Tibet
1st Quarter of the15th century
Silver inlaid with turquoise
Height 7 cm
Padmapani, the Lotus Bearer

Consecration on the back and underneath.

A small but fine figure of the Bodhisattva Padmapani, the Lotus Bearer.

Wearing a Dhoti and with a finely chased design, this sculpture is reminiscent in style of the bronzes of the Yongle Period.



Detail: reverse
Detail: base
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