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TIBETO-CHINESE, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt wood figure of Vajrabhairava with Vajra Vetali
Tibeto-Chinese, late 18th/early 19th century
Striding in alidhasana on prostrate figures over a lotus base, holding a curved knife and skull cup in his primary hands with the multitude of others outstretched, the central face in the form of a ferocious buffalo, flanked and surmounted by human faces, Vajra Vetali with one leg wrapped around him, holding a curved knife and skull cup in her hands, staring into her lover's face
11 in. (27.8 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, late 18th/early 19th century
Striding in alidhasana on prostrate figures over a lotus base, holding a curved knife and skull cup in his primary hands with the multitude of others outstretched, the central face in the form of a ferocious buffalo, flanked and surmounted by human faces, Vajra Vetali with one leg wrapped around him, holding a curved knife and skull cup in her hands, staring into her lover's face
11 in. (27.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Germany, acquired from Zacke Auktionen and Galerie, November 1999, lot 94
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 23415