WESTERN TIBET, 13TH CENTURY

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A large bronze figure of Vairocana
Western Tibet, 13th Century
Seated in dhyanasana with hands before his chest in dharmachakra mudra, wearing a diaphanous dhoti with beaded hems and adorned with multiple necklaces and armlets, the face in a benevolent expression with downcast eyes and aquiline nose, the ears with pendulous lobes adorned with flowerhead earrings, the hair pulled into a high chignon with matted locks and secured with a foliate tiara, with a rich deep brown patina and remains of cold gold to the face
22 7/8 in. (58 cm.) high

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Acquired by the present owner in the 1980s

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This is a superb and exceptionally large example of its type, with intricately executed detail. Few comparables exist in public collections; compare with a slightly later figure of Vairocana in the Berti Aschmann Collection, see H. Uhlig, On the Path to Enlightenment, 1995, cat. no. 25, p. 65.