Lot 189
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajravidharna
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajravidharna

TIBET, 15TH CENTURY

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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajravidharna
Tibet, 15th Century
Striding in alidhasana over two prostrated figures, wearing an elephant skin, garland of severed heads and jewelry inlaid in turquoise, holding a visvavajra and a ghanta; base sealed
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Philip Goldman Collection

Lot Essay

Vajravidharna is a form of Vajrapani who is manifested as both a peaceful deity and a wrathful deity. As a wrathful deity he sometimes has a consort. While his practice has fallen out of favor over the past few hundred years, in the present day the Sakyapas are the principal holders of this practice.

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