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PROPERTY FROM AN OLD HONG KONG COLLECTION 十四至十五世紀 鎏金銅嵌寶金剛總持坐像
AN INLAID GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF 喜馬拉雅藝術資源編號13512
VAJRADHARA
14TH – 15TH CENTURY

rendered seated upright in vajraparyankasana with the hands
crossed before the chest in vajrahumkaramudra, depicted
holding a ghanta in the left hand and a vajra in the right, all atop
a double-lotus base with beaded edges, the primordial Buddha
rendered meditative and accentuated with a downcast gaze
below arched brows and an urna, flanked by long pendulous
earlobes adorned with elaborate earrings, the hair neatly
coiffed below a vajra finial behind an ornamental five-pronged
crown with tresses falling down the shoulders, the deity
further portrayed adorned with beaded jewellery and clad in a
diaphanous dhoti with finely detailed hems cascading in folds
below the ankles, the figure vibrantly inlaid with turquoise, lapis
lazuli and coloured stones, the base sealed with an incised
plate
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13512.
25.3 cm, 9⅞ in.
HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,500-38,300
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