Large Ming Dynasty Chinese Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha figure of Achi Chokyi Drolma.
Atop a horse, she wears elaborate flowing garments along with pants and boots in a central Asian style; with the chest covered by manifold richly textured coat of armour. Extensive trace of gilt, blue and red pigment on hairs and horse's ears. Born in the 11th century in Central Tibet, the Lady (achi) Chokyi Drolma was always preoccupied with spiritual practice. Believing that great things would come from her offspring and future generations she sought out and married a good man. She had four sons each of whom became a great ascetic or scholar. As a great Tantric practitioner herself and a great teacher in her own right, in a large cave before her many students, she once conducted a sacramental feast transforming a human corpse into a sacred offering. At that time she vowed to be a protector of Buddhism and composed a liturgy for invoking herself as a protector deity. Upon completion of the verses, appearing on the back of a blue horse she flew into the air and departed for a distant Buddhist heaven. The underside of Buddha shows a rectangular cut-out, a precisely fitting bronze comes with the sculpture.


Dimension: 15-1/2" H



PROVENANCE:
The private collections of Earl Sorensen, based out of Atlanta, is known as a prominent Buddha collector. A International businessman whom trades with various Asian countries during the 1960s. On a business trip in Western China, he received a Buddha statue as gift from a monk. Since then, he has became fascinated with Buddhist artifacts and Eastern cultures. After many decades, Earl Sorensen has planned his retirement, and decided to pass his beloved collections to appreciate collectors. Earl Sorensen's collections can be found from Lot-55 through Lot-65, and from Lot-93 through Lot-110.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition. With normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dents. Surface traced wear and or declined to gilding.


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