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2927BBoston
September 16, 2016 11:00 AMCalender
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Gilt-bronze Figure of Kurukulla

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$2,337$1,900
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2927BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 16, 2016 11:00AM

Description:

Gilt-bronze Figure of Kurukulla, Tibetan China, possibly late 18th/early 19th century, with six heads and four arms, standing on a round lotus stand in a dancing pose with bent legs and left knee raised high, two hands in front holding vajras, dressed in a jeweled robe with chased details on the hems, inscribed in Tibetan on the back flap of the robe, ht. 5 in.
Estimate $2,500-3,000

applied verdigris to some areas, trace of blue paint to his crown.


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