TIBETO-CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA. Cast seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, his hands crossed before his chest, wearing a dhoti adorned with a beaded belt, necklaces, earrings, foliate tiara, the hair pulled in a high chignon secured by a finial, flanked by two lotus, one supporting the vajra, the other the ghanta. - 8 in. high. Estimate $600-1,000
PROVENANCE: Donated by Mr and Mrs. R. Austin Tydings to The Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD, in 1980s.
