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Qing Dynasty Chinese Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Figure of Chaturbhuja, four arms Mahakala, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century. (Tibetan: gon po, chag shi pa. English: the Great Black One with Four Hands). The principal protector of the Chakrasamvara class of Tantras; from the lineage of Arya Nagarjuna. The deity, shown standing atop the prone animal figure of an fierce-headed deity on an oval double lotus throne, Shri Jnana Nata Mahakala, the Great Solitary One, with three round red eyes, quickly glancing, a radiant face with bared fangs, tongue lolling. The hair, eyebrows, moustache and beard are fierce like a blazing fire. There are four arms, the first right hand holds a coconut fruit that is like a heart. The first left hand holds a blood filled skullcup at the level of the heart. The lower right hand holds a blazing sword aloft. The lower left holds a katvanga staff upraised marked with a trident. With five dry human skulls as a crown, fifty wet dripping heads as a necklace, a jewel at the crown of the head, four races of snakes ornaments and adorned with all of the bone ornaments, wearing a lower garment of tiger skin, seated in a playful manner within a swirling heap of pristine awareness fire. The statue is masterly covered with shiny gilt jewelry over the mat cold gilt body and face. Extensive trace of gilt and red pigment on the hair. The underside of Buddha shows a rectangular cut-out.
Dimension: 8-1/8" H
PROVENANCE: The private collections of Earl Sorensen, based out of Atlanta, is known as a prominent Buddha collector. A International businessman whom trades with various Asian countries during the 1960s. On a business trip in Western China, he received a Buddha statue as gift from a monk. Since then, he has became fascinated with Buddhist artifacts and Eastern cultures. After many decades, Earl Sorensen has planned his retirement, and decided to pass his beloved collections to appreciate collectors. Earl Sorensen's collections can be found from Lot-55 through Lot-65, and from Lot-93 through Lot-110.
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品相报告
Over all in EXCELLENT condition. With normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dents. Surface traced wear and or declined to gilding. some missing stones inlaid. Normal, consider ages and wear.
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