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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUHYASAMAJA The subject of the present fgure, Guhyasamaja Lokeshvara or his consort, is
LOKESHVARA OR HIS CONSORT exceedingly rare to fnd in three-dimensional form. This tantric form of buddha
TIBET, 16TH-17TH CENTURY Avalokiteshvara emerges out of the Guhyasamaja Tantra and this particular
6¿ in. (15.5 cm.) high meditational deity was said to have been promoted by the famed Indian adept,
Atisha. A painted image of this fgure can be found in the upper right corner of
$10,000-15,000 a painting of Guhyasamaja Akshobhyavajra at The Rubin Museum of Art (acc.
no. C2001.1.3; Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 65003). The present gilt-
bronze image of Guhyasamaja Lokeshvara is executed in a mature, Tibetan
PROVENANCE style—with a soft, round face, delicate ornaments, well-executed drapery, and
Collection of the late Mrs. Anne MacDonald, acquired before 1981.
an elegant, waisted double-lotus base.
Himalan Art Resources, item no. 24533.
