A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF HEVAJRA

Estimated Value:

2.000 € - 3.000 €

Result:

4.273 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Tibet, 20th c.
H. 20,8 cm
Standing in alidhasana on various figures reclining on the lotus base, his multiple arms radiating around his body, each hand holding a kapala supporting a divinity or animal, his principle arms as well embracing his consort Nairatmya, his cold-gilded faces displaying severe expressions and the blue coloured hairdo topped with the vishvavajra emblem, resealed.
From an old and important German private collection, collected between 1950 and 1987, collection number C 54
Published: U. Toyka-Fuong, Ikonographie und Symbolik des tibetischen Buddhismus, Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 1987, C 54, pp. 134 and 137 - Slight signs of wear

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