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A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE 十七世紀

OF VAJRAVARAHI 蒙古鎏金銅金剛亥母像

MONGOLIA, 17TH CENTURY 喜瑪拉雅藝術資源網編號13445

dancing in ardhaparyankasana with the bent right knee resting 來源：
on a floral bloom, the right arm bent and holding a kartrika 歐洲私人收藏，蒐集於1970及1980年代
in the right hand, the left hand holding a blood-filled kapala Rossi & Rossi Ltd，香港，2007年
before the chest, with a fierce expression and three glaring
eyes, pendulous earlobes adorned with elaborate earrings,
hair flowing upwards and a five-skull crown issuing a boar’s
head on one side, the long hair trailing down the back and
legs on the reverse to the base, the voluptuous torso further
adorned with jewellery, a beaded girdle and and garland of
severed heads, a khatvanga staff resting in the bend of the left
elbow

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13445
23.1 cm, 9 in.

PROVENANCE

A European private collection, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Rossi & Rossi Ltd, Hong Kong, 2007.

HK$ 2,600,000-3,200,000
US$ 333,000-410,000

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