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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTOR
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A GILT-BRONZE GROUP DEPICTING GUHYASAMAJA
AKSHOBHYAVAJRA AND ADHIPRAJNA
TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
6¡ in. (16.2 cm.) high
$25,000-35,000
PROVENANCE:
Estate of Leendert van Lier (1910-1995), Netherlands.
Christie's Amsterdam, 21 November 2001, lot 113.
Astamangala Gallery, Amsterdam, 24 March 2007.
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24605.

西藏 十五/十六世紀 鎏金銅密集金剛像
來源:
Leendert van Lier （1910-1995）舊藏，荷蘭。
阿姆斯特丹佳士得，2001年11月21日，拍品113。
Astamangala Gallery，阿姆斯特丹，2007年3月24日。
出版:
“喜馬拉雅藝術資源”（Himalayan Art Resources），編號24605。

Guhyasamaja Akshobhyavajra is seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base and
embraces his consort Adhiprajna in yab-yum, representing the primordial
union of wisdom and compassion. Both hold the same attributes underlining
the concept of symmetry on which to meditate, as it is suggested that all
physical and mental phenomena have a symmetrical nature. The complex
deity and his consort both hold attributes that symbolize the five Buddha
families: the vajra of Akshobhya, the wheel of Vairochana, the lotus of
Amitabha, the jewel of Ratnasambhava and the sword of Amoghasiddhi.
The vajra and ghanta held in Guhyasamja’s principle crossed hands refer to
Vajradhara who heads the five Buddha’s or tathagatas.
The present lot was formerly in the collection of the late Leendert van Lier
(1910-1995), a preeminent dealer of Modern, Oceanic and Asian Art. A
selection from his private collection, "African, Oceanic & Indonesian Art from
the van Lier Collection," was previously sold in a single-owner sale at Christie's
Amsterdam in 1997.

Leendert van Lier photographed in his Amsterdam gallery.