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Lot Essay
This figure is identified by the inscription on the base as Diyitian (Sakra-devanam-mdra in Sanskrit), the God of Thunder and Bravery. The reverse of the base bears a further inscription which reads Wu shang yinti genben (central to the female continual study of yoga tantra).
This well-cast figure belongs to a set that was in the Baoxianglo (Pao-hsiang Lou), a former palace and temple of the Qianlong Emperor's mother. Numerous figures from this set, most of which are also inscribed with Qianlong reign marks as well as the names of divinities and other high personages, are illustrated by W.E. Clark, Two Lamaistic Pantheons, New York, 1965 reprint, while four other figures from the set are illustrated in The Many Faces of Buddha, Oglethorpe University Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986, pp. 48-9, no. 18. A very similar figure from this set was sold in these rooms, 21 September 2005, lot 105.
This well-cast figure belongs to a set that was in the Baoxianglo (Pao-hsiang Lou), a former palace and temple of the Qianlong Emperor's mother. Numerous figures from this set, most of which are also inscribed with Qianlong reign marks as well as the names of divinities and other high personages, are illustrated by W.E. Clark, Two Lamaistic Pantheons, New York, 1965 reprint, while four other figures from the set are illustrated in The Many Faces of Buddha, Oglethorpe University Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986, pp. 48-9, no. 18. A very similar figure from this set was sold in these rooms, 21 September 2005, lot 105.