A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani. 18th century - image-1

Lot 319 Dα

A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani. 18th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
07.12.2019, 11:00 - Tibet/Nepal, China
Estimate: 15.000 € - 20.000 €
Result: 18.600 € (incl. premium)
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A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani. 18th century

The protector deity striding in alidhasana on a lotus base, the hands forming the karanamudra, wearing a tiger skin, a billowing sash and adorned with the dharmapala-jewels. The hair painted with red pigments. The sealed base incised with a double-vajra.
Height 20 cm

藏漢風格十八世紀 銅鎏金金剛手菩薩
來源：
比利時 Jef Vanderstraete (1904-1984) 私人收藏，購於20世紀60年代，後由其家族繼承
展覽：2004年9月-2005年4月在法國巴黎 Musée Dapper 博物館展示過
圖見於：Christiane Falgayrettes-Leveau 著，Signes du corps，Wuvrages Beaux-Arts des Edition Dapper，巴黎2004年，第286-287頁

Provenance

Collection Jef Vanderstraete (1904-1984), Belgium, acquired in the 1960s from the Belgian art market, and thence by descent

Literature

Published in: Christiane Falgayrettes-Leveau, Signes du corps, Wuvrages Beaux-Arts des Edition Dapper, Paris 2004, p. 286-287

Exhibitions

Exhibited in: Signes du Corps, Musée Dapper, Paris, September 2004-April 2005