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PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION 十五世紀 西藏鎏金銅諸相佛母坐像
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
VISHVAMATA
TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
cast seated in vajraparyankasana on a double lotus pedestal,
the hands raised in dharmachakramudra, holding two long
lotus stems in his hands extending up his shoulders, wearing
a dhoti and beaded jewels inlaid with hardstones, the serene
countenance framed by a hardstone-inset tiara and a pair of
earrings, the base sealed with a plate incised with a visvavajra
16.5 cm, 6½ in.

HK$ 250,000-300,000
US$ 31,900-38,300

It is rare to find a solitary figure of Vishvamata, who is more
frequently depicted with her consort Kalachakra. However,
a closely related gilt-bronze figure of Vishvamata, originally
acquired from Berti Aschmann in 1990s and subsequently in
the Burkhart collection, was sold at Christie’s New York, 13th
September 2011, lot 327, and is illustrated on Himalayan Art
Resources, item no. 24197 .

302 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比