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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF NILAMBARA VAJRAPANI, TIBET, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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Finely cast striding in alidhasana on a lotus base with neatly beaded rims, his right hand brandishing a vajra-axe, the left lowered in karana mudra. Adorned with snakes and a garland of severed heads, the deity is dressed in a tiger-skin dhoti tied around his waist with his dangling feet, the face of the feline beast incised to the back. His face bears a wrathful expression with wide piercing eyes and furrowed brows centered by a third eye. His flaming red hair is neatly incised, radiating upward behind the skull tiara. The base is sealed with a copper plate, finely incised with a double vajra.Provenance: From a private collection in Denmark. Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and casting irregularities. Few small nicks, tiny dings, rubbing and minor losses to gilt, light surface abrasion, and warping to the vajra-axe.Weight: 664 g Dimensions: Height 13.3 cmExpert's note:The present figure depicts Nilambara Vajrapani, identifiable through the presence of the eight snakes and the deity's characteristic stance. The vajra-axe held in the right hand is, however, highly unusual and extremely rare as an attribute of this deity, and indeed of Buddhist yidams more generally. Tibetan ritual vajra-axes belong to the broader corpus of ceremonial weaponry employed in tantric Buddhist practice, in which symbolic arms are used to confront obstacles to enlightenment—such as ignorance, delusion, and ego-attachment—rather than physical adversaries. By combining the vajra, emblem of indestructible wisdom, with the axe, an instrument of decisive severance, this hybrid implement signifies the cutting through of ignorance and the uncompromising removal of karmic obstructions within esoteric ritual contexts. A closely related Tibetan-Chinese ritual axe made in the Imperial Workshops under the Yongle Emperor, and bearing his reign mark, is preserved in the Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 1978.9.1.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 21 September 2007, lot 192Price: USD 37,000 or approx. EUR 48,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, Tibet, 16th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, gilding, and subject, with similar pose and expression. Note the larger size (22 cm) and inlaid jewelry.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams New York, 17 September 2014, lot 38Price: USD 42,500 or approx. EUR 49,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A gilt copper alloy figure of Vajrapani Krodha, Tibeto-Chinese, 17th-18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related modeling, manner of casting, and gilding with similar stance and facial expression. Note the similar size (16.3 cm), inlaid jewelry, and different base.

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