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A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI ACARYA OR NILAMBARADHARA, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI ACARYA OR NILAMBARADHARA, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Published: U. Toyka-Fuong, Ikonographie und Symbolik des tibetischen Buddhismus, Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 1987, C 71, page 182 and 183.

The wrathful deity standing in alidhasana on a lotus base with a beaded rim, his right hand holding a separately cast vajra and his left hand held in shuni mudra. Wearing a tiger-skin dhoti and celestial scarf, with a long snake draped around his neck, and fine jewelry with turquoise inlays. The base sealed and neatly incised with a double vajra. The figure and base separately cast.

Provenance: From an old private collection in Germany, assembled between 1950-1987. The base with several old collectors labels: ‘BT141,’ ‘Canda Vajra […],’ ‘BT14 (91 Tibet Canda Vajrapani),’ and ‘BT14.’
Condition: Good condition with expected old wear, casting flaws, and small nicks. The figure has been resealed on the back, and some of inlays may possibly have been replaced. The painting is remarkably well preserved and original to the piece.

Weight: 706.3 g
Dimensions: Height 18.5 cm

Expert’s note: Ursula Toyka-Fuong describes the condition of the figure and suggests the red-painted metal plate on the back was likely used to seal the statue after it was filled with consecrated material, typically an excerpt from a religious text. She draws parallels to a figure with a similar base (1987, C 51, p. 128), suggesting these were derived from the same workshop, assuming a date in the 19th century. This may be a bit too conservative, because figures from this group were produced in the 17th and 18th centuries, but not in the 19th. Although Toyka-Fuong cannot identify this specific manifestation of Vajrapani, she narrows it down to two possibilities: Vajrapani Acarya and Nilambaradhara.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Chanda Vajrapani, 25 cm high, dated to the 18th century, in the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, accession number CC BY-NC-SA.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams London, 15 May 2014, lot 314
Price: GBP 27,500 or approx. EUR 48,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Mahakala, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and pose albeit standing on a prostrate figure. Note the different subject. Note the similar size (17.7 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 September 2007, lot 192
Price: USD 37,000 or approx. EUR 51,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, Tibet, 16th century
Expert remark: Compare the related pose and modeling with similarly painted eyes and turquoise inlays. Note the earlier dating. Note the size (22 cm).

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