ID 861866
Lot 3018 | A LARGE REPOUSSE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA AND VAJRAVARAHI
Estimate value
HKD 600 000 – 800 000
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The deities are masterfully cast in yabyum, with Chakrasamvara striding in alidhasana over prostrate figures on a lotus base, his twelve arms holding various ritual implements, wearing a garland of skulls and a tiger skin around his waist, and Vajravarahi with her legs wrapped around him, holding a vajra and ghanta.
21in. (53.5 cm) high
Provenance
A Southern European private collection, acquired in December 2014
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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