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A gilt-bronze figure of Guhyasamaja A gilt-bronze figure of a guru
Akshobhyavajra and consort 18th century
18th century Seated with legs crossed above an incised cushion, his right hand
Guhyasamaja seated in dhynanasana on a double lotus pedestal with held in vitarka mudra, dressed in a vest and billowing sanghati incised
beaded rims, wearing a sanghati incised with floral motifs at the hems, at the hems and falling in undulating folds onto the seat, his face in
embracing Sparsavajri in his arms, her legs wrapped around his waist, meditative expression and framed by iconic pointed hat.
each holding a vajra and ghanta in their primary hands and various 17.5cm (6 7/8in) high
ritualistic implements in their secondary hands, both gazing at each HK$80,000 - 100,000
other and surmounted by foliate tiaras and hair tied in high chignon. US$10,000 - 13,000
18cm (7 1/8in) high

HK$80,000 - 120,000 十八世紀 銅鎏金上師像
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A gilt-bronze figure of Mahakala
十八世紀 銅鎏金密集金剛像 18th century
The ferocious deity striding in alidhasana on a prostrate figure with
A tutelary deity in the pantheon of Vajrayana Buddhism, Guhyasamaja an elephant head, his six arms holding various ritualistic ornaments
or ‘Secret Assembly’, is the deification of the Guhyasamaja tantra, an including a kapala and kartrika on the primary hands, wearing a tiger
important Tantric treatise. This specific Tantric treatise is believed to skin loin cloth, a garland of decapitated human heads around the neck
be one of the first Sanskrit texts to be translated into Tibetan during and adorning various jewelleries.
the 8th century. The triple-face, six-armed deity embraces his consort 11.6cm (4 5/8in) high (2).
Sparsavajra, and typically holds a diamond sceptre and priests-bell in HK$50,000 - 80,000
his principle hands. US$6,400 - 10,000
十八世紀 銅鎏金大黑天像
密集金剛為格魯派所修三大本尊之一。此尊三頭六臂，正二手施金剛
吽迦羅印，持金剛杵和鈴並擁抱明妃，體現了密集金剛造型的特點。

The protector deity Mahakala is a wrathful form of the primordial
Vajradhara, the supreme essence of all Buddhas. He can be two-
armed, four-armed or six-armed as in the present lot. In his six-armed
form he is also considered as a fierce and powerful manifestation of
Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

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