10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
520
A GILT FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
十七至十八世紀西藏銅鎏金金剛手菩薩
Sold for €1,950
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The wrathful deity standing in pratyalidhasana on prostrate figures above a lotus base, his right hand raised holding a vajra and in his left hand a ghanta, his ferocious face surmounted by a fire-scroll hair and diadem, wearing a tiger-skin dhoti and celestial scarf, with a long snake draped around his back, and small figurines along his belly. The base sealed and incised with a double vajra. The figure and base separately cast.
Provenance: From a private collection in Southampton, United Kingdom.
Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, few nicks, small dents, light surface scratches, and some casting flaws.
Weight: 782.6 g
Dimensions: Height 14.4 cm
Vajrapani is extensively represented in Buddhist iconography as one of the earliest three protective deities or bodhisattvas surrounding the Buddha, as he protects Buddha and manifests his power.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related figure of Vajradhara, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Buddhist Statues of Tibet, no. 171.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 11 September 2019, lot 365
Price: USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 8,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Vajrapani, Tibet, 16th-17th century
Expert remark: Compare the related pose and fine embellishments. Note the smaller size (10.5 cm) and slightly earlier dating.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2012, lot 798
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, Tibet or Tibeto-Chinese, 17th/18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related pose, fine embellishments, and size (14.6 cm). Note the wood base.
十七至十八世紀西藏銅鎏金金剛手菩薩
鑄造極其精細，大步跨立在蓮花座上。菩薩右手舉起，手持金剛杵，左手持金剛鈴。菩薩怒目圓睜呈忿怒相，頸飾珠釧，身材魁梧威猛，身穿虎皮、佩戴串珠項鍊和鑲嵌花卉首飾。火焰狀頭髮用葉冠固定。封印板整齊地刻有雙金剛杵。造像與底座分開鑄造。
來源：英國南漢普頓私人收藏。
品相：狀況極好，有磨損，一些刻痕、輕微劃痕、小凹痕和一些鑄造缺陷。
重量：782.6 克
尺寸：高 14.4 厘米
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的金剛手菩薩像，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集‧藏傳佛教造像》，編號171。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2019年9月11日，lot 365
價格：USD 7,500（相當於今日EUR 8,200）
描述：十六至十七世紀銅鎏金金剛手菩薩
專家評論：比較相近的姿勢和精美鎏金。請注意尺寸較小(10.5 厘米) 和年代較早。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2012年3月21日，lot 798
價格：USD 12,500（相當於今日EUR 15,000）
描述：十七至十八世紀世紀銅鎏金金剛手菩薩
專家評論：比較相近的姿勢、精美鎏金和尺寸 (14.6 厘米)。請注意有木底座。
The wrathful deity standing in pratyalidhasana on prostrate figures above a lotus base, his right hand raised holding a vajra and in his left hand a ghanta, his ferocious face surmounted by a fire-scroll hair and diadem, wearing a tiger-skin dhoti and celestial scarf, with a long snake draped around his back, and small figurines along his belly. The base sealed and incised with a double vajra. The figure and base separately cast.
Provenance: From a private collection in Southampton, United Kingdom.
Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, few nicks, small dents, light surface scratches, and some casting flaws.
Weight: 782.6 g
Dimensions: Height 14.4 cm
Vajrapani is extensively represented in Buddhist iconography as one of the earliest three protective deities or bodhisattvas surrounding the Buddha, as he protects Buddha and manifests his power.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related figure of Vajradhara, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Buddhist Statues of Tibet, no. 171.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 11 September 2019, lot 365
Price: USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 8,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Vajrapani, Tibet, 16th-17th century
Expert remark: Compare the related pose and fine embellishments. Note the smaller size (10.5 cm) and slightly earlier dating.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2012, lot 798
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, Tibet or Tibeto-Chinese, 17th/18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related pose, fine embellishments, and size (14.6 cm). Note the wood base.
十七至十八世紀西藏銅鎏金金剛手菩薩
鑄造極其精細，大步跨立在蓮花座上。菩薩右手舉起，手持金剛杵，左手持金剛鈴。菩薩怒目圓睜呈忿怒相，頸飾珠釧，身材魁梧威猛，身穿虎皮、佩戴串珠項鍊和鑲嵌花卉首飾。火焰狀頭髮用葉冠固定。封印板整齊地刻有雙金剛杵。造像與底座分開鑄造。
來源：英國南漢普頓私人收藏。
品相：狀況極好，有磨損，一些刻痕、輕微劃痕、小凹痕和一些鑄造缺陷。
重量：782.6 克
尺寸：高 14.4 厘米
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的金剛手菩薩像，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集‧藏傳佛教造像》，編號171。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2019年9月11日，lot 365
價格：USD 7,500（相當於今日EUR 8,200）
描述：十六至十七世紀銅鎏金金剛手菩薩
專家評論：比較相近的姿勢和精美鎏金。請注意尺寸較小(10.5 厘米) 和年代較早。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2012年3月21日，lot 798
價格：USD 12,500（相當於今日EUR 15,000）
描述：十七至十八世紀世紀銅鎏金金剛手菩薩
專家評論：比較相近的姿勢、精美鎏金和尺寸 (14.6 厘米)。請注意有木底座。
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