A large gilt bronze figure of Guru Rdo-rje Gro-lod

NEPAL, 20TH CENTURY

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A large gilt bronze figure of Guru Rdo-rje Gro-lod
Nepal, 20th Century
The wrathful deity standing in alidhasana on his tiger mount, brandishing a vajra and phurbu, his face turned to the side in a ferocious expression and framed by a foliate tiara, wearing loosely fitted robes flaring to the sides
19.3/8 in. (49 cm.) high

Exhibited

The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Visions from the Top of the World, 1983, pl. 17.

Lot Essay

The present figure is a ferocious manifestation of Padmasambhava's spiritual power in which he quells the demons of ignorance and teaches the Dakinis, female power-bestowing deities, with the intention of dissolving the obstacles of fear and delusion in the devotee.