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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI
18th century
Finely cast striding in alidhasana, the right hand
holding a vajra and the left in katakamudra, wearing
a tiger skin tied around his waist and adorned with
snakes, elaborate jewellery and streaming sashes,
the ferocious face with bulging eyes, the hair in
flames above a tiara decorated with skull heads.
14cm (5 1/2in) high.

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY31,000 - 47,000

十八世紀 鎏金銅金剛手菩薩像

Vajrapani, also known as ‘Guhyapati’, keeper
of all the tantras of Vajrayana Buddhism. In the
current form, wearing a black cloak, he appears
as the manifestation of Gonpo Bernagchen, the
protector deity of the Karma Kagyu School of
Tibetan Buddhism. The deity is surrounded by
Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche,
one of the principal teachers credited with bringing
Buddhism to Tibet during the 8th century, and Shri
Devi, Wisdom Protector of Himalayan and Tibetan
Buddhism. Compare with a related gilt-bronze
figure of Vajrapani, 18th century, which was sold at
Christie’s Paris, 13 June 2013, lot 294.

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A BRONZE PALA-STYLE FIGURE OF TARA
18th century
The figure seated in dhayasna on a double lotus
base, her right hand carrying a visvavajra, the
left hand holding a ghanta, clad in finely detailed
jewellery and an elegant dhoti folding into neat
pleats, the face with contemplative expression
beneath a five-pointed tiara and a high chignon.
12.5cm (5in) high.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY24,000 - 39,000

十八世紀 銅帕拉風格度母像

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