A RARE AND EXCEEDINGLY FINE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRABHAIRAVA AND VAJRA VETALI

Lot 2889
30.05.2022 11:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 5 800 000
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Lot 2889 | A RARE AND EXCEEDINGLY FINE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRABHAIRAVA AND VAJRA VETALI
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HKD 5 800 000 – 7 500 000
A RARE AND EXCEEDINGLY FINE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRABHAIRAVA AND VAJRA VETALITIBET, 18TH CENTURYThe wrathful nine-headed, thirty-four-armed Vajrabhairava, finely cast in several parts, strides in alidhasana atop geese, bulls, and prostrated figures over a double-lotus base. His subsidiary arms, separately cast and dovetailed, hold numerous attributes. His primary hands are wrapped around his consort Vajra Vetali in a intimate embrace. On his back, there is a painted flayed elephant skin. The Vajrabhairava is detachable from the base. The sealed base is incised with a double-vajra.10 in. (25.2 cm) high Provenance Sold at Christie's New York, 17 September 2003, lot 82 Gallery Koller, Zurich, 2007 Literature Orientations, September 2007, Vol. 38, No.6, p.53
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