A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A MAHASIDDHA, TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURYSeated with his legs crossed on a double lotus base with beaded upper rim, both hands in karana mudra, dressed in a tiger skin, embellished with fine jewelry tied above the belly, the face with a semi-wrathful expression, flanked by elongated earlobes suspending floral earrings, surmounted by a skull crown, the hair tied in a high chignon below a jewel.Provenance: From the collection of Joost Slingerland, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, and thence by descent. A label, ‘2’ inside the base. Joost Slingerland was a Dutch collector of Hindu and Buddhist bronzes from India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas, based in Driffield, Yorkshire. He assembled his collection between 1995 and 2005 and regularly came to London to acquire pieces.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few nicks, light surface scratches, the inlays lost, and casting flaws. The base unsealed.Weight: 264.3 gDimensions: Height 11.8 cmThere are eighty-four Mahasiddhas of Tantric Buddhism who can be male and female, kings and beggars, young and old, monks and laymen who through experiencing different kinds of life crises, attain the realization of the Buddha's teachings leading to the status of a guru or a tantric master.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: London, 15 May 2014, lot 266Price: GBP 18,750 or approx.EUR 29,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gilt-bronze figure of a Mahasiddha, 14th/15th centuryExpert remark:pare the related motif and embellishments. Note the slightly larger size (14.3 cm) and the dating to the 14th-15th century.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: New York, 14 March 2017, lot 3252Price: USD 25,000 or approx.EUR 28,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Gilt Copper Alloy Figure Of Kanha, Central Tibet, 16th CenturyExpert remark:pare the related motif, pose and embellishments. Note the larger size (20 cm).十五至十六世紀西藏銅鎏金大成就者坐像成就佛造像為菩薩裝束，雙手施大手印，全跏趺坐於蓮座之上，蓮座上飾連珠紋；頭戴骷髏冠，耳戴環璫。長眉細目，雙眼低垂，面龐端正，呈寂靜相。袒露上身，帔帛搭於雙肩，胸前飾項圈瓔珞，下著長裙，繫腰帶。