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A Tibeto-Chinese bronze figure of Vajradhaka, circa 18th…
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Melbourne
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24-Sep-2019
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A Tibeto-Chinese bronze figure of Vajradhaka, circa 18th century, the figure seated cross-legged on a lotus base, his hands crossed in vajrahumkara mudra holding a ghanta and vajra, the ferocious bearded three-eyed face with open mouth displaying inlaid copper fangs, wearing a tiger skin and beaded jewels. He wears heavy earrings and a skull crown, his headdress with a vajra finial to the rear and hair cascading down his back. Cast bronze, inlaid with copper, coral and turquoise., 10.5 cm high, 8 cm wide. Provenance: Soo Tze Oriental Antiques, 2002. Literature: for earlier examples see: 'Buddhist sculptures in Tibet', Ulrich von Schroeder, 2001, p355, catalogue numer 93E. And 'Art of the Himalayas: the Zimmerman Collection', Pal, 1991. And Christie's New York Indian and Southeast Asian Art 20 March 2002 lot 77. Other Notes: Images of this type are thought to have served as censers and have been associated with fumigation ceremonies and fire rituals. The figure would have sat on a squat bowl which would have contained sand on which the burning incense was placed in order to emanate from the deity's mouth.
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Oriental: Bronze