SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
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a tibeto chinese gilt-bronze figure of vairocana
second half 18th century
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus, both hands in dharmacakramudra and holding the stems of a lotus, wearing dhoti, many body-ornaments, his head with five faces, each with serene expresssion, aquiline nose, red coloured lips, elongated earlobes with large ear rings, tiara and high chignon, the base with Chinese inscriptions giving the name of the deity and with the seven character mark of Qianlong and from the period, resealed
21 cm high
second half 18th century
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus, both hands in dharmacakramudra and holding the stems of a lotus, wearing dhoti, many body-ornaments, his head with five faces, each with serene expresssion, aquiline nose, red coloured lips, elongated earlobes with large ear rings, tiara and high chignon, the base with Chinese inscriptions giving the name of the deity and with the seven character mark of Qianlong and from the period, resealed
21 cm high