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Property from the Sandor P. Fuss Collection
A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani
MONGOLIA, SCHOOL OF ZANABAZAR, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani
Mongolia, School of Zanabazar, 17th/18th Century
Very finely cast striding in alidhasana over a lotus base, wearing a tiger skin dhoti, snake necklace and jewelry, his bearded face with three eyes in wrathful expression, the flaming hair secured by a foliate tiara, holding the vajra aloft in his right hand, richly gilt overall
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
Mongolia, School of Zanabazar, 17th/18th Century
Very finely cast striding in alidhasana over a lotus base, wearing a tiger skin dhoti, snake necklace and jewelry, his bearded face with three eyes in wrathful expression, the flaming hair secured by a foliate tiara, holding the vajra aloft in his right hand, richly gilt overall
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
Provenance
European Private Collection, before 1997
Rossi and Rossi, London
Rossi and Rossi, London
Literature
Rossi and Rossi, Buddhist bronzes from the Sandor P Fuss collection, 1997, cat. no. 18.