Page 176 - Bonhams May 16, 2019 London Asian Art

186 187

186 187
A PARCEL-GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GARWA NAGPO A FINE COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF TARA
18th century 18th century
The protector deity seated on the back of a crisply-cast shaggy, long- The slender figure seated in lalitasana on a lotus base, crowned
horned goat on a rocky base with swirling currents of blood, his right with a foliate tiara, the hair arranged into a high chignon set with a
arm raised, clad in boots and heavy robes with a billowing scarf, the decorative ornament, the gently twisting body flanked by lotus stems
bearded face with bared fangs and bulging eyes surmounted by a and adorned with elaborate jewellery on the chest, arms and anklets.
large square cap, sealed base. 18cm (7in) high. 16.5cm (6 1/2in) high.

£8,000 - 12,000 £4,000 - 6,000
CNY70,000 - 110,000 CNY35,000 - 53,000

十八世紀 局部鎏金銅騎羊護法 十八世紀 銅度母像

Garwa Nagpo, Damchen (‘the Blacksmith’), is the main attendant Provenance: a French private collection
deity to the protector deity Dorje Legpa and a protector deity in his
own right. The two deities were likely indigenous to Tibet, but adopted 來源:法國私人收藏
into the Tibetan Buddhist canon after its earliest introduction under
Padmasambhava. They are tasked with protecting the Revealed It is very likely that this piece was commissioned for Imperial use
Treasure texts of the Nyingma tradition. See a related gilt-bronze in one of the Imperial temples as exemplified by a closely related
figure of Garwa Nagpo, illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources, item figure of the Fairy Mother of Wisdom, Qianlong, from the Qing Court
no.20831. collection, which shares a very similar lotus pedestal to the present lot
as illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Compare with a related gilt-bronze figure of Garwa Nagpo, 18th Museum: Buddhist Statues of Tibet, Hong Kong, 2003, p.255, no.244.
century, which was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 2014,
lot 73.
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
174 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.