Chinese Sino-Tibetan Ming Dynasty gilt bronze Buddhist sculpture plaque. This fragments shows a very detailed artworks, most likely the work of a Newar artist in Central Tibet, richly gilt and lavishly inlaid with turquoise, lapis-lazuli, and coral. Likely from 15th century, depicting four dancers in various gesture and position, Each surrounded with aureola, standing upon double lotus base, beneath pedants drappery. Reserve side of the pedestal inscribed with tibetan script.

Dimension: 14" H x 13-1/2" W



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, missing some stones inlaid, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dents. Surface traced wear and or declined to gilding. some missing stones inlaid. Normal, consider ages and wear.


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