IMPORTANT STATUE OF VAJRADHARA IN BRONZE COPPER
NEPAL, XVII-XVIII CENTURY
He is represented sitting on vajrasana, his hands crossed in front of his chest held vajra and ghanta. Dressed in jewels, he is dressed in a dhoti and a scarf. Smiling, her face serene, her half-closed eyes are surmounted by arched eyebrows. His hair is dressed in a bun and girt with a tiara decorated with semi-precious stones; small restorations.
Details
- Title : A MONUMENTAL GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt - Copper
- Dimension : Height: 110 cm. (43 ¼ in.)
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 17TH-18TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 165
- Pre-Lot Text : PROPERTY FROM A BELGIAN COLLECTION
- Post Lot Text : A MONUMENTAL GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA NEPAL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
- Lot Essay : This imposing gilt-copper figure of Vajradhara represents the supreme essence of all Buddhas in Vajrayana Buddhism. He manifests himself in the form of a bejewelled Buddha or bodhisattva with a crown and ornaments, as can be gleaned from the figure presented here. His embracing gesture, originally holding the vajra and ghanta, symbolises the union of compassion and wisdom at the ultimate level of enlightenment. The shining gilt-copper sacred image demonstrates perfectly his mystical nature enhanced by his introspective gaze that transcend the mundane world. The figure is made in a Newari atelier for a Buddhist sanctuary in Nepal, most likely during the seventeenth to early eigteenth century.
- Price realised : EUR 74,500
- Estimate : EUR 60,000 - EUR 80,000
- Provenance : Private Belgian collection since the mid 1970s.