STATUETTE DE RAHULA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ... Lot n° 46

STATUETTE DE RAHULA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ TIBET, XVIIIE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4646 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.) high Footnotes: A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF RAHULA TIBET, 18TH CENTURY 西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金羅睺羅尊者像 Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s Rahula, the son of Prince Siddhartha was conceived just before his father's great departure and pursuit towards spiritual enlightenment. Considered a great Buddhist master in his own right, he can be identified by the crown he holds at heart level. He is often represented among the sixteen Great Arhats, and this sculpture would have belonged to a set that includes a Kalika, sold at Bonhams, New York, 14 March 2017, lot 3205, and two others in the Zimmerman and Essen Collection in Museum der Kulturen, Basel and the Zimmerman Family Collection (HAR 3314748 & 85073). Stylistically, the modelling of the face, the treatment of the drapery and the playful way the edges of the cushions turn up from the weight of the arhat can closely be compared to another 18th-century gilt figure of Ajita (HAR 2243). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com Very good condition overall, with minor dents and scratches intermittently throughout, as is visible in images. There is a thin layer of smoky black residue from exposure to temple lamps within the culture. Base plate is missing. Please contact Sidney Lee (sidney.lee@bonhams.com) for related condition report images.