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Property from the Collection of Francisco Capelo
A gilt copper figure of Kalachakra
TIBET, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt copper figure of Kalachakra
Tibet, 14th/15th century
Finely cast with four-headed Kalachakra embracing his consort with his principal hands crossed behind her back holding a vajra and bell, stepping on prostrated figures over a double-lotus base, both holding numerous attributes in their radiating hands, wearing billowing sashes and finely adorned, with hardstone inlay and details highlighted in polychromy
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Tibet, 14th/15th century
Finely cast with four-headed Kalachakra embracing his consort with his principal hands crossed behind her back holding a vajra and bell, stepping on prostrated figures over a double-lotus base, both holding numerous attributes in their radiating hands, wearing billowing sashes and finely adorned, with hardstone inlay and details highlighted in polychromy
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Philip Goldman Collection, London
Literature
Ph. Rawson, Tantra, 1971, cat. no. 240, p. 61.
Exhibited
London, Hayward Gallery, Tantra, 1971, cat. no. 240.
Engraved
Philip Rawson, Tantra, Hayward Gallery, 1971, p. 61, no. 240.