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           A RARE AND SUPERBLY CAST GILT-
           BRONZE FIGURE OF PANJARNATA
           MAHAKALA
           MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY


           The protector deity is standing with a fierce expression holding a kartri and
           kapala in each of his hands. His bearded face is cast with the bulging third
           eye, all his eyes painted with red and black pigments. His hair is pulled
           into a flaming chignon secured with a foliate tiara. The figure is further
           adorned with celestial scarves billowing across the shoulder and a garland
           with snakes and skulls on the neck and arms. His waist is encircled with an
           elaborate apron, fitted on a separate double-lotus stand cast with a supine
           figure on top. The back of the base is incised with the characters shang zuo
           er ‘second of upper left’, while the flange below the left foot of the deity is
           incised with the characters er shang zuo er ‘second of upper left second’.
           12 ¿ in. (31 cm.) high, box
           HK$6,000,000-8,000,000            US$770,000-1,000,000

           PROVENANCE
           Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 20 September 2002, lot 63
           Rossi & Rossi, 2009


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