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65 Sculptural representations of this aspect of Vajrapani are rare and
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI the treatment of the repoussé lotus base is unusual with its long
BHUTADAMARA thin leaves. Compare the style, proportions, and affect to a figure of
Tibet, 18th century Vajrapani published in Spink, The Mirror of Mind, London, 1995, p. 51,
The repoussé base with Bhuta Aparajita holding the trisula, kapala, fig. 33 and sold at Christie’s, New York, 20 March 2009, lot 1382. Also
flaying knife and damaru trampled face down below his feet; cast compare the proportions of the figure with an 18th-century thangka in
Vajrapani clutches the lasso and vajra and displays the gesture of the Rubin Museum of Art: www.himalayanart.org/items/64.
subduing demons before his ferocious expression.
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm) high Referenced
$10,000 - 15,000 HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33034
西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金金剛手菩薩像 Provenance
Private US Collection
As caretaker and guardian of all the Tantras, Vajrapani ameliorates Acquired in Kathmandu, early 1960s
problems that can arise during intensive practice. Within the Lamdre
Tradition, Vajrapani Bhutadamara is the foremost practice for removing
obstructions on a practitioner’s path.
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