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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A DAKINI, TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A DAKINI, TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

Expert’s note:
Dakinis embody the unbridled energy of transcendent passion, revealing one of the many aspects of awakening. With one leg effortlessly splayed in an almost impossible position, a skull cup in hand, and hair cascading down her back, this dakini is the very essence of enlightenment's ecstasy. Historically, dakinis were likely female yoga practitioners who inhabited liminal spaces like cemeteries, a setting in which they often appear in early thangka paintings.

Finely cast seated in a contorted position with the left leg outstretched and splayed to the side, and the right bent at the knee, one hand lowered to the ground while the other holds a kapala raised to her chest. The deity is clad in a pleated dhoti, neatly adorned with plain jewelry, her necklace centered by an inlaid gemstone.

Her face is well detailed with wide almond-shaped eyes, a sharp nose, and slender lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by pendulous lobes suspending large circular earrings. The long hair is neatly incised and falls elegantly over the back and shoulders. The back of the left leg with a small tang.

Provenance: From a private estate in the north of France.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Some nicks, few scratches, tiny dents, expected rubbing to gilt, and minuscule losses. Remnants of ancient pigments.

Weight: 944.3 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Width 13 cm (excl. stand

Mounted on a metal stand. (2)

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Nepalese gilt bronze figure of a dakini, dated 1600-1800, in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number B60S502.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 28 March 2024, lot 18
Price: USD 18,900 or approx. EUR 17,000 converted at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-bronze figure of a Siddha, Tibet, 15th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling, manner of casting, and gilding. Note the size (21 cm).

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