A large copper alloy figure of Kshitigarbha, 19th century

A large copper alloy figure of Kshitigarbha 19th century the deity depicted standing in a flexed posture (tribhanga) holding a fruit in his lowered left hand 51.5cm high, weight 6100 grams This figure, previously suggested to be Maitreya, belongs to a group of near-identical figures that are notable for the simplistic treatment of jewellery, finely detailed braided chignon and exaggerated tribhanga. Compare with a similar standing figure in the Museum voor Volkenkunde Rotterdam, published in Hugo Kreijger, Godenbeelden uit Tibet, Den Haag, 1989, p. 40, fig. 20, and another in the National Museum of Vietnamese History, formerly the Musee Louis Finot, illustrated by Claude Pascalis, La Collection Tibetaine, Hanoi, 1935, pl. 7. Provenance: Rosalind Fay Goldman (1925-2025) Philip Goldman (1922-2012) 十九世紀 銅合金地藏菩薩像 (克重6100克) 拍品來源：英國古董商古德曼伉儷私人收藏 Condition Report: small knocks and wear to gilding on face and slightly uneven on base and arms slightly loose Condition Report Disclaimer, A large copper alloy figure of Kshitigarbha, A large copper alloy figure of Kshitigarbha 19th century the deity depicted standing in a flexed posture (tribhanga) holding a fruit in his lowered left hand 51.5cm high, weight 6100 grams This figure, previously suggested to be Maitreya, belongs to a group of near-identical figures that are notable for the simplistic treatment of jewellery, finely detailed braided chignon and exaggerated tribhanga. Compare with a similar standing figure in the Museum voor Volkenkunde Rotterdam, published in Hugo Kreijger, Godenbeelden uit Tibet, Den Haag, 1989, p. 40, fig. 20, and another in the National Museum of Vietnamese History, formerly the Musee Louis Finot, illustrated by Claude Pascalis, La Collection Tibetaine, Hanoi, 1935, pl. 7. Provenance: Rosalind Fay Goldman (1925-2025) Philip Goldman (1922-2012) 十九世紀 銅合金地藏菩薩像 (克重6100克) 拍品來源：英國古董商古德曼伉儷私人收藏, Godenbeelden uit Tibe, La Collection Tibetaine, Provenance, Condition Report:, small knocks and wear to gilding on face and slightly uneven on base and arms slightly loose, Condition Report Disclaimer

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