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A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.

A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.
Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
7 350 - 9 190 EUR
7 520 - 9 400 USD
Hammer price
75 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, possibly 17/18th Century.

Standing pratyalidhasana, holding a vajra in his right hand raised, fierce attitude, angry face with bulging eyes, a third eye on the forehead, open mouth showing fangs, eyebrows and bushy beards, the hair erect behind a crown five pointed heads with skulls, a plump body covered with jewels inlaid with turquoise and a snake as a necklace, the hips dressed in a tiger skin whose head is visible on its right flank and held by a belt of heads. Height 21 cm.

Base missing. Wear.

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Literature

An identical golden bronze representing Vajrapani is exhibited at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts under the reference 91.487 (height: 21.5 cm)

More information

Endowed with great strength and protector of the Buddha, he has the appearance of a ferocious protective deity who keeps the demons at a distance and helps the meditator to overcome his negative thoughts. In this function, it is represented in the pose of the warrior, one leg folded and the other stretched, holding a vajra at the end of his arm and in the other hand a lasso to capture the demons. He wears a crown of skulls, a necklace of snakes, a loincloth of tiger skin.