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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF HAYAGRIVA Hayagriva is an ancient Indic spirit-deity (yaksha) whose role
TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY undergoes a series of interpretations over two millenia. The form
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61662 here represents a yidam known as “Secret Accomplishment
17.5 cm (7 in.) high Hayagriva”. It is practiced in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
After receiving the practice from Padmasambhava in his
HK$150,000 - 250,000 dreams, Shangpa Kagyu Lama Kyergangpa (1154-1217)
promulgated it throughout Tibet. The sculpture’s tall skull crown
and beaded swags follow a popular style developed in 15th
西藏 十五/十六世纪 馬頭明王銅像 century (cf. Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong,
1981, p.437, nos.116C&D).
Provenance
Herbert Stone, Harlow, late 1960s
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