NEPAL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Bhairava
Nepal, 18th/19th century
Striding in alidhasana with his six arms holding various implements and radiating about him, wearing a patterned dhoti and billowing sash, adorned with beaded necklaces and snake earrings, the bearded face with three bulging eyes and fangs, the flaming hair secured by a festooned skull tiara, topped with a vajra
9¼ in. (33.5 cm.) high
Nepal, 18th/19th century
Striding in alidhasana with his six arms holding various implements and radiating about him, wearing a patterned dhoti and billowing sash, adorned with beaded necklaces and snake earrings, the bearded face with three bulging eyes and fangs, the flaming hair secured by a festooned skull tiara, topped with a vajra
9¼ in. (33.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in New York before 1971
Literature
E. Olsen, Tantric Buddhist Art, 1974, cat. no 4, p. 22
Exhibited
On loan to the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, from 1971-2009 (L71.13.11)
China House Gallery, New York, Tantric Buddhist Art, March 14 - May 24, 1974
China House Gallery, New York, Tantric Buddhist Art, March 14 - May 24, 1974
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