VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A large gilt bronze figure of Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi
NEPAL, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Details
A large gilt bronze figure of Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi
Nepal, 19th/20th Century
He with four faces and striding in alidhasana over two human figures on a lotus base, embracing Vajravarahi in the yub-yum position, holding a vajra and bell in his principle hands, dressed in a tiger skin dhotiand stretching a repoussé elephant skin behind, she with her legs wrapped around him, her left hand holding a skullcup behind his head and her right raising a flaying knife, all backed by a flaming repoussé aureola
33½ in. (93 cm.) high
Nepal, 19th/20th Century
He with four faces and striding in alidhasana over two human figures on a lotus base, embracing Vajravarahi in the yub-yum position, holding a vajra and bell in his principle hands, dressed in a tiger skin dhotiand stretching a repoussé elephant skin behind, she with her legs wrapped around him, her left hand holding a skullcup behind his head and her right raising a flaying knife, all backed by a flaming repoussé aureola
33½ in. (93 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired at Sotheby's, New York, 27-28 June 1974, lot 41
Literature
National Antiques Review, February 1971, vol. II, no. 8, front cover
Exhibited
Front cover, National Antiques Review, February 1971, vol. II, no. 8
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