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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 士紳藏品
104 Provenance: a European private collection
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA
Tibet, 15th/16th century 來源： 歐洲私人收藏
Cast seated cross-legged in dhyanasana on a high double-lotus
pedestal, the deity cast with a serene facial expression beneath an The primordial Buddha Vajradhara is the root-deity
elaborate five-leaf foliate tiara enclosing the high chignon, lavishly attired of many Tantric Buddhist teachings, personification
with dhoti and beaded jewellery inset with turquoise and hardstones, the of the dharmakaya, truth body of enlightenment and
hands raised and folded in dharmachakra mudra flanked by two lotus progenitor of the Vajrayana system of Buddhism.
stalks bearing vajra and bell. According to beliefs generated within the New
18.5cm (7 1/4in) high. (Sarma) Schools, Vajradhara is the ‘Secret and
Inner’ form of Shakyamuni Buddha and embodies
£8,000 - 12,000 the combined essence of all the Buddhas of the Ten
CNY69,000 - 100,000 Directions and the ‘Three Periods of Time’.
西藏十五/十六世紀 銅鎏金持金剛像 Compare a gilt-bronze figure of Vajradhara, dated to
the 16th century, illustrated by U.von Schroeder in
Buddhist Sculptures Tibet and China, Hong Kong,
1981, no.119G, p.443. A similar gilt-bronze figure
of Vajradhara, 15th/16th century, sold at Sothebys
Paris, 10 June 2015, lot 184.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品
105
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
16th century
Seated cross-legged in dhyanasana on a double-
lotus pedestal, the deity cast with a serene
expression under the elaborate headdress, adorned
with elaborate necklaces and jewelleries inset
with turquoise, the hands folded in dhyana mudra
holding the eternal vase. 14cm (5 1/2in) high
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 43,000
十六世紀 銅鎏金無量壽佛坐像
Provenance: an English private collection, and
thence by descent
來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
CHAKRASAMVARA AND VAJRAVARAHI
18th century
The deities cast in yab-yum with Chakrasamvara in
alidhasana astride prostrate figures, his arms holding
various ritual implements, Vajravarahi wrapping her
legs around his waist while gazing into his primary
face, their eyes finely delineated in black and white,
both deities adorned with pointed crowns and
beaded jewellery. 24.8cm (9 3/4in) high
£8,000 - 12,000
CNY69,000 - 100,000
十八世紀 銅鎏金勝樂金剛擁妃像
Provenance: a British private collection
來源： 英國私人收藏
104 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.
