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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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04月11日 下午5点 开拍
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Tibetan-Chinese. Finely cast, the wrathful protector standing in alidhasana over the prostrate corpse of Ganesha on a lotus base, the principal hands holding a skull cup and flaying knife, wearing coiled snakes, a garland of freshly severed heads, beaded jewelry, and a tiger and elephant skin draped down his back, his bearded face with a fierce expression crowned by a tiara, and with pigment remaining in the flaming hair, cast in two sections, the base unsealed.Provenance: Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, 22 September 2013, lot 174. A private collection in Indiana, United States, acquired from the above.Condition: Good condition with expected wear, casting irregularities, rubbing and losses to gilt, scattered nicks and light scratches. Remnants of pigment. Fine, naturally grown patina with areas of verdigris. Weight: 3,301 gDimensions: Height 24.5 cmThe protector deity Mahakala is a wrathful form of the primordial Vajradhara, the supreme essence of all Buddhas. He can be two-armed, four-armed or six-armed as in the present lot. In his six-armed form he is also considered as a fierce and powerful manifestation of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.Mahakala's fearsome appearance and the terrifying implements that he holds display his capability to cope with our persistent and unwanted negativities. His most distinctive symbolic attributes are the chopper (kartri) and the skull bowl (kapala) filled with blood, symbolizing the sharp edge of wisdom shredding all materialistic negative attitudes in the human-skull bowl of emptiness that holds the blood of defeated evil and demonic elements.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related gilt bronze figure of Mahakala standing atop Ganesha with similar inlaid jewelry, dated to the 18th century, in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, accession number 1964-180-4a,b.Auction result comparison: Type: Near identicalAuction: Christie's London, 12 November 2010, lot 1237Price: GBP 6,875 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze model of Mahakala, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the modeling, manner of casting, gilding, and size (23.5 cm).13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

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拍品估价:1,500 - 3,000 欧元 起拍价格:1,500 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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