A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF TEACHER, TIBET, 18th/19th ct., seated in bhadrasana on a throne with both hands in a form of tarjanimudra, wearing skirt, tunic, pair of boots and necklace with circular disc engraved with a mantra, his face displaying a serene expression, his chin framed with a beard and his head topped with a specific bonnet secured with a tiara decorated with five skulls, traces of cold-gilding, unsealed - Property from an old European private collection, assembled between 1960 and 1990 - Minor wear, slightly chipped