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A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE 明永樂 鎏金銅金剛手菩薩坐像

OF VAJRAPANI 《大明永樂年施》款
MARK AND PERIOD OF

YONGLE

seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base, the right
arm raised holding a vajra and the other lifted in tarjanimudra
before the chest, the swaying figure wearing a dhoti falling
into elegant pleats, draped with a celestial scarf around
the shoulders and arms, the chest and the waist adorned
by elaborate beaded necklaces, the face with a benevolent
expression, with wheel-shaped earrings attached to the
pendulous earlobes, surmounted by a five-leaf diadem around
a high chignon, the lotus base incised with a six-character
reign mark reading Da Ming Yongle nian shi, the underside of
the figure sealed with a panel incised with a double vajra
21 cm, 8⅛ in.

HK$ 5,000,000-7,000,000
US$ 640,000-895,000

Mark

204 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比