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PROPERTY FROM A NORTH AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani
TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Standing in alidhasana, with his left hand holding the vajra and his right in apanamudra, wearing a tiger skin, garland of heads, beaded festooned jewelry and a flowing scarf, his animated face with a thick red moustache and bared fangs, three bulging eyes and brushy brows, his flaming hair secured with a tiara of skulls
7½ in. (18.8 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Standing in alidhasana, with his left hand holding the vajra and his right in apanamudra, wearing a tiger skin, garland of heads, beaded festooned jewelry and a flowing scarf, his animated face with a thick red moustache and bared fangs, three bulging eyes and brushy brows, his flaming hair secured with a tiara of skulls
7½ in. (18.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Taiwan, acquired in Los Angeles, 21 January 1992
Private Collection, California
Private Collection, California
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