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A Densatil gilt bronze figure…
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Melbourne
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21-Jul-2024
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A Densatil gilt bronze figure of Vajrayogini, Tibet, 14th-15th century, meticulously crafted, she holds a chopper in her right hand and a skullcup in her left. She wears a beaded and festooned apron, multiple necklaces, armbands, and bracelets adorned with hardstones. Her face features expressively delineated brows and a third eye. Her billowing sash forms a mandorla. Based on the research by Jean-Luc Estournel in his article 'About the 18 stupas and other treasures once at the Densatil monastery,' it is possible that the figure belongs to Abbot 9 / Stupa 9 / Tashi Gomang 3: Dragpa Sherab (Grags pa shes rab) (1310-1370). The similarities in patterns and visual representation support this attribution. (Fig. 114-117). Another very similar example can be found in this article (Fig. 225). Https://asianart.com/articles/densatil/index.html, for similar examples sold in auctions, a rare and important gilt bronze statue of Buddhakapala and Citrasena, Christie's Paris, 11 June 2008, Art d'Asie, lot 195, sold for 204,500 Eur. A gilt copper alloy figure of Vajravahari, Densatil monastery, Tibet, 15th century, Sotheby's Paris, 15 June 2023, 15 June 2023, lot 174, sold for 82,550 Eur, 27.5 cm high
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Oriental: Bronze