A BRONZE FIGURE OF MOHAYAMARI AND A STAND

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09.07.2020 00:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 2712 | A BRONZE FIGURE OF MOHAYAMARI AND A STAND
A BRONZE FIGURE OF MOHAYAMARI AND A STAND

QIANLONG CAST SEVEN-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The deity is cast standing in pratyalidhasana on a lotus base holding a ghanta and chakra in each of his hands. His bearded face is cast with the bulging third eye, his hair is pulled into a flaming chignon secured with a skull tiara. The figure is further adorned with celestial scarves billowing across the shoulder and a garland with snakes and skulls on the neck and arms, his waist is encircled with a tiger skirt. The separate gilt-lacquered stand is cast with a seven-character mark on a raised platform and incised on the front with a three-character inscription reading jingangbang, 'vajradanda'; and on the back with a six-character inscription reading wushang yangti genben, 'anuttara-yogatantra (pha rgyud)'.

7 ½ in. (18.9 cm.) high

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