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TWO GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ SNOW LIONS TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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TWO GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ SNOW LIONS TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8803 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) high, the largest Footnotes: 西藏十八/十九世紀銅鎏金錘揲雪獅一對 Provenance The Robert and Lois Baylis Collection, Connecticut, since 1998 These vigorous snow lions are modeled with powerful, bounding bodies and expressive grimaces, scrolling arched brows, flowing manes, and tufts of fur, retaining traces of blue and red pigment. Emblems of fearlessness, vitality, and auspicious protection, snow lions traditionally guard sacred spaces within Tibetan Buddhism. For closely related examples, compare the pair sold at Bonhams, New York, 18 September 2013, lot 36; the example sold at Bonhams, London, 14 May 2009, lot 159; and another published in HAR 20907. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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TWO GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ SNOW LIONS TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Lot 2035

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Mar 27, 2026, 12:34 PM EDT

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Arts of India, Southeast Asia & The Himalayas

Mar 20, 2026 12:00 PM EDT

New York, NY, United States

A PAINTED XYLOGRAPH OF BAUDHANATH BURYATIA, 19TH CENTURY: A PAINTED XYLOGRAPH OF BAUDHANATH BURYATIA, 19TH CENTURY Distemper and ink on cloth; recto with inscriptions identifying the figures in the clouds. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 90309 21 3/4 x 14

A PAINTED XYLOGRAPH OF BAUDHANATH BURYATIA, 19TH CENTURY

A MONUMENTAL CARVED BONE MALA WITH 108 SKULL-SHAPED BEADS TIBET, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER: A MONUMENTAL CARVED BONE MALA WITH 108 SKULL-SHAPED BEADS TIBET, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Bone strung on modern thread Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8807 Overall: 181 1/2 in. (461 cm) long;

A MONUMENTAL CARVED BONE MALA WITH 108 SKULL-SHAPED BEADS TIBET, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

A NECROMANCERS BONE APRON WITH NINE MOTHER GODDESSES NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY: A NECROMANCERS BONE APRON WITH NINE MOTHER GODDESSES NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8813 26 1/2 x 34 1/4 in. (67.3 x 87 cm) Footnotes: 尼泊爾

A NECROMANCERS BONE APRON WITH NINE MOTHER GODDESSES NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY

A NECROMANCERS BONE APRON TIBET OR NEPAL, 16TH/17TH CENTURY: A NECROMANCERS BONE APRON TIBET OR NEPAL, 16TH/17TH CENTURY Bone, glass beads, metal bells, and cloth. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8814 22 1/2 x 24 in. (57.1 x 61

A NECROMANCERS BONE APRON TIBET OR NEPAL, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSE TANTRIC STAVE MONGOLIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY: A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSE TANTRIC STAVE MONGOLIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources Item no. 90359 22 1/2 in. (57.15 cm high) Footnotes: 蒙古

A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSE TANTRIC STAVE MONGOLIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

A PAINTED WOOD DOOR WITH A CHITIPATI FIGURE TIBET, 18TH CENTURY: A PAINTED WOOD DOOR WITH A CHITIPATI FIGURE TIBET, 18TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8805 49 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (126.4 x 52 cm) Footnotes: 西藏

A PAINTED WOOD DOOR WITH A CHITIPATI FIGURE TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

CHITIPATI MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY: CHITIPATI MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY Opaque watercolor on paper; verso with painting of a lotus mandala. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8820 Folio: 13 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (34.4 x 34.9

CHITIPATI MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY

A SILK APPLIQUÉ APRON WITH A KIRTIMUKHA AND SKULLS MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY: A SILK APPLIQUÉ APRON WITH A KIRTIMUKHA AND SKULLS MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8808 24 1/2 x 28 in. (62.2 x 71.1 cm) Footnotes: 蒙古

A SILK APPLIQUÉ APRON WITH A KIRTIMUKHA AND SKULLS MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY

A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA SRI LANKA, KANDYAN PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY: A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA SRI LANKA, KANDYAN PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY With remains of polychromy. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) high Footnotes: Provenance Private Virginia Collection since 1973 The image

A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA SRI LANKA, KANDYAN PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA LAOS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY: A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA LAOS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) high Footnotes: 老撾十七/十八世紀銅鎏金佛&

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA LAOS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

A PARCEL-GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF AN ARHAT QING, 18TH CENTURY: A PARCEL-GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF AN ARHAT QING, 18TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8811 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) high Footnotes: 清十八世紀局部%

A PARCEL-GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF AN ARHAT QING, 18TH CENTURY

A GROUP OF FOUR TSAKLI TIBET, 19TH CENTURY: A GROUP OF FOUR TSAKLI TIBET, 19TH CENTURY Distemper on paper; depicting blue Vajrapani, yellow Ushnisha Chakravartin, red Guru Dragpo, and red Acala. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8821, 8822,

A GROUP OF FOUR TSAKLI TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

AN ILLUSTRATED SUTRA PAGE WITH SHAKYAMUNI AND PRAJNAPARAMITA TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY: AN ILLUSTRATED SUTRA PAGE WITH SHAKYAMUNI AND PRAJNAPARAMITA TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Opaque watercolor and gold on indigo paper; with three affixed silk veils. Himalayan Art Resources item no.

AN ILLUSTRATED SUTRA PAGE WITH SHAKYAMUNI AND PRAJNAPARAMITA TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A THANGKA OF THE BON RELIGION'S FOUNDER, TONPA SHENRAB TIBET, 17TH CENTURY: A THANGKA OF THE BON RELIGION'S FOUNDER, TONPA SHENRAB TIBET, 17TH CENTURY Distemper on cloth; Tonpa Shenrab surrounded by 250 enlightened beings, with a wrathful guardian at bottom center, sided by

A THANGKA OF THE BON RELIGION'S FOUNDER, TONPA SHENRAB TIBET, 17TH CENTURY

A THANGKA OF TAGLA MEMBAR TIBET, 18TH CENTURY: A THANGKA OF TAGLA MEMBAR TIBET, 18TH CENTURY Distemper on cloth. Himalayan Art Resources item no.100651 Image: 21 1/4 x 18 1/8 in. (54 x 46 cm); With silks: 43 x 32 3/4 in. (109.2 x 83.2 cm)

A THANGKA OF TAGLA MEMBAR TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

A BON THANGKA OF SIPAI GYALMO TIBET, 19TH CENTURY: A BON THANGKA OF SIPAI GYALMO TIBET, 19TH CENTURY Distemper on cloth. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 100658 Image: 14 3/4 x 12 1/8 in. (37.5 x 30.8 cm); With silks: 26 x 21 1/2 in. (66 x 54.6

A BON THANGKA OF SIPAI GYALMO TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

A THANGKA OF HERUKA GURU DRAGPO TIBET, LATE 19TH CENTURY: A THANGKA OF HERUKA GURU DRAGPO TIBET, LATE 19TH CENTURY Distemper on cloth. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8836 25 3/8 x 16 5/8 in. (64.4 x 42.2 cm) Footnotes: 西藏

A THANGKA OF HERUKA GURU DRAGPO TIBET, LATE 19TH CENTURY

A THANGKA OF MAGZOR GYALMO MONGOLIA, 18TH CENTURY: A THANGKA OF MAGZOR GYALMO MONGOLIA, 18TH CENTURY Distemper on cloth. Himalayan Art Resources item no.100641 27 x 19 in. (68.6 x 48.3 cm) Footnotes: 蒙古十八世紀

A THANGKA OF MAGZOR GYALMO MONGOLIA, 18TH CENTURY

A GROUP OF THREE PADMASAMBHAVA TSAKLI TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY: A GROUP OF THREE PADMASAMBHAVA TSAKLI TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Distemper and gold on cloth. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8830, 8831 & 8832 Each Folio: 3 3/8 x 3 in. (8.7 x 7.6 cm)

A GROUP OF THREE PADMASAMBHAVA TSAKLI TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A GROUP OF FIVE PADMASAMBHAVA TSAKLI TIBET, 18TH CENTURY: A GROUP OF FIVE PADMASAMBHAVA TSAKLI TIBET, 18TH CENTURY Distemper and gold on cloth. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8825, 8826, 8827, 8828 & 8829 Each Folio: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.3 x 7

A GROUP OF FIVE PADMASAMBHAVA TSAKLI TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

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