A RARE GILT-BRONZE CORNER COLUMN, Tibet, Densatil, 15th ct., h. 39 cm, on marble stand. Consisting of a kalasha as base decorated with three floral ornaments, the central one set with semi-precious stones, supporting an oblong section cast in ajour with six divinities placed above each other, each seated on a lotus base as part of a scrolling tendril, each holding different attributes and enclosed in a beaded and foliate border - Provenance: Former Roman private collection, collected around 1991, sold Christie's New York, 21.9.2007, Lot 127 - Important South German private collection - Publ. Himalayanart.org no. 22152 - Cf. Olaf Czaja 'Golden Visions of Densatil', Asia Society New York, 2014, no. 14 (from the collection of the Museo d'arte Orientale, Torino) - Minor losses, partly chipped Feines feuervergoldetes Teilstück eines großen Stupa aus Bronze TIBET, Densatil, 15.Jh. H.40,2 cm o. S. Provenienz: Ehemals aus einer römischen Privatsammlung, ca. 1991 erworben, versteigert Christie's New York, 21.9.2007, Lot 127 - Bedeutende süddeutsche Privatsammlung - Publ. Himalayanart.org no. 22152 - Kleine Fehlstellen und etwas best.