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TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt wood figure of Mahakala
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Striding in alidhasana on a prostrate figure of Vinayaka over a lotus base holding a curved knife and skull cup in his principle hands and a damaru, mala, and elephant skin in the others, clad in a tiger skin and adorned with a garland of severed heads and various beaded jewelry, the face with bared fangs and bulging eyes, surmounted by a skull tiara supporting a vajra with intertwined serpents, the hair in flames
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Striding in alidhasana on a prostrate figure of Vinayaka over a lotus base holding a curved knife and skull cup in his principle hands and a damaru, mala, and elephant skin in the others, clad in a tiger skin and adorned with a garland of severed heads and various beaded jewelry, the face with bared fangs and bulging eyes, surmounted by a skull tiara supporting a vajra with intertwined serpents, the hair in flames
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Asian Gallery, New York, by 1971
Speed Museum, Kentucky, (acc.no.1971.42.2), from 1971 to 26 February 1996
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, 6 October 1996, lot 573
Private Collection, Europe, acquired from Christie's New York, 23 March 1999, lot 121
Speed Museum, Kentucky, (acc.no.1971.42.2), from 1971 to 26 February 1996
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, 6 October 1996, lot 573
Private Collection, Europe, acquired from Christie's New York, 23 March 1999, lot 121
Literature
J.F. Martin, Speed Art Museum Handbook, 1983, p. 152
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