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STATUE DE VAJRABHAIRAVA EN BRONZE
Lot 47

STATUE DE VAJRABHAIRAVA EN BRONZE

TIBET, XVEME SIECLE

Closed23 June 2020

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EUR 5,000

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STATUE DE VAJRABHAIRAVA EN BRONZE
TIBET, XVEME SIECLE
Il est représenté debout, ses jambes multiples en pratyalidhasana. Les mains principales tiennent le karttrika et le kapala, les autres seize bras rayonnant autour de lui. Il porte un tablier et ses nombreux visages surmontés de flammes hirsutes ; traces de pigments et de dorure.
Hauteur: 16 cm. (6 ¼ in.)

The Private Collection of Lionel and Danielle Fournier of Himalayan Art, collected in Europe during 1970s-1980s.

Specialist note

The buffalo-headed Vajrabhairava is one of the most important deities of the highest Tantra teachings within the Gelugspa order which was founded in the fourteenth century. The deity is an emanation of the god of wisdom, Manjushri. The present bronze shows both a strong physical and spiritual power due to the towering group of faces which is emphasized by the cold-gilding. This forms a fine contrast with the dark metal of which his body is made of.