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A GILT COPPER REPOUSSÉ MANDALA PANEL WITH
MAHASIDDHAS
NEPAL OR TIBET, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
With remains of red pigments.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.16805
9 1/2 x 20 in. (24.2 x 51 cm), irregular
$5,000 - 7,000
尼泊爾或西藏 約十六世紀 銅鎏金錘揲大成就者紋壇城飾板

This panel would have formed part of the outer circles of a large
sculptural mandala. The ring of fire at the top symbolizes the
transformation required to enter the mandala. Below it, an energetic
scene depicts one of the eight cremation grounds (shmashana),
with Mahasiddha Saraha and Mahasiddha Shavaripa on the left, and
Ishana riding a bull on the right. A closely related panel in another
private collection is possibly from the same mandala (HAR 24577).

Provenance
Collection of Dr. Howard D. Balensweig, New York
Collection of Francisco Ocampo, Florida, 2001-2017
Private Colombian Collection

845
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF CHITIPATI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.16823
6 1/4 in. (16 cm) high
$8,000 - 12,000
845 清 十八世紀 銅鎏金屍陀林主像

Among the most beloved subjects in Tibetan Buddhist art, the
Chitipati are a jovial dancing skeletal couple. Associated with the
Chakrasamvara Tantra, the Chitipati are worshiped as guardians,
particularly against thieves and grave robbers. They are a rare subject
for a Qing bronze. A second is published in Lipton & Ragnubs,
Treasure of Tibetan Art, New York, 1996, pp.168-9, no.89.

Provenance
Private New England Collection, acquired in China, early 1930s
Thence by descent

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