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A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ PANEL OF In Vajrayana, wrathful manifestations typically come with a terrifying
VAJRAPANI AND RETINUE retinue of attendants, as portrayed in this large and refined panel
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY of Vajrapani. Three attendants are depicted, from top to bottom,
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61665 Raudrantaka, Hobsedug, and Dushanti Rozendu. The artist repeats
79.5 x 62.5 cm (31 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.) them on either side for symmetry. The rosettes of Vajrapani’s necklace
were developed during the Kangxi and Zanabazar style. See examples
HK$250,000 - 350,000 with similar jewelry elements published in Zangchuan Fojiao Zaoxiang,
Hong Kong, 2008, pp.240-1 & 264, nos.229-30 & 253. Also compare
the lotus petals with flaming borders to those in an 18th-century
清朝 十八世纪 銅鎏金錘揲金剛手菩薩飾板 thangka of Vajrabhairava, (Zangchuan Fojiao Thangka, Hong Kong,
2006, p.168, no.155).

Provenance
Ram Chandra, London, 1998

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