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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF MAHAKALA CHATURMUKHA The sculpture’s flat lotus base and prone figures are similar to a
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY Hayagriva published in Tibetan Statues, The Complete Collection of
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61647 Treasure in the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2008, p.198, no.189.
16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.) high Also compare Rehol, Buddhist Art from Rehol, Taipei, 1999, p.97,
no.29; and Bonhams, Hong Kong, 27 November 2014, lot 138.
HK$160,000 - 240,000 Notable figural similarities can be found on a Nepalese Bhairava dated
1754 (Pal, Art of Nepal, Los Angeles, 1985, p.128, no.S56).
西藏 十八世紀 四面大黑天銅像 Provenance
Peter Fussel, London, 1969/70
This very rare mahakala is connected with the Guhyasamaja Tantra.
This specific representation of Chaturmukha (‘Four-faced’) Mahakala
is known as the Accomplishment. Never shown to the uninitiated,
the Sakya believe him so potent that they created the figure of
Brahmarupa Mahakala to disguise Chaturmukha Mahakala. He can
have a range of functions including increasing long-life, wealth, and
power.
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