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A POLYCHROME GILT LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF USHNISHAVIJAYA
VAJRASATTVA AND VAJRAGARVI Tibet, 18th century
Qing dynasty, 17th century Of standard iconography consisting of three heads and eight arms
Vajrasattva clasping his consort in yab-yum with his arms gripping the cast and drilled to hold or support varied liturgical implements now
vajra and ghanta while his consort holds a skull-cup behind his right all lost but for the kalasa supported in the lower-most left hand just
ear, all raised atop a double-lotus plinth; the surfaces of both figures above the upturned soles crossed in dhyanasana, the figure adorned
displaying vibrant expressions and adorned in intricately patterned in turquoise cabochons and embellished by pigments and ‘cold-gold,’
regal silks and elaborate raiment. raised atop a separately-cast tall plinth fronted by a sharply cast lotus
11in (28cm) high blossom border and sealed by a visvajra metal plate to the underside.
8 1/4in (21cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000
$3,000 - 5,000
Provenance
Estate of Barbara Adams (1931-2016), Washington DC Provenance
With affixed label reading, “Adams Loan / Trinity College #8 / Statue” Estate of Barbara Adams (1931-2016), Washington DC
With affixed label reading, “Adams Loan / Trinity College #10 / Statue”
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