A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF DHARMAPALA AND A STAND

Lot 2707
09.07.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 2707 | A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF DHARMAPALA AND A STAND
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF DHARMAPALA AND A STAND

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

The deity is cast standing in pratyalidhasana atop a lotus stand. The figure is shown brandishing a khadga in his right hand, wearing beaded necklaces and bracelets under trailing celestial scarves and a diadem framing the flaming-red hair with further red, black and white pigment on the ferocious face with a third eye. The separate stand is cast wth a seven-character mark on a raised platform and inscribed on the base with awa niutou yuezhu, gLang mgo can at the front; and wushang yangti genben, anuttara-yogatantra (pha rgyud) on the back.

7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high

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