A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI, 16TH CENTURY
Tibet. Powerfully cast striding in alidasana atop a lotus base with beaded upper edge, his right hand holding a vajra aloft and his left hand at his chest holding a lasso, wearing a tiger-skin dhoti tied around his waist and a snake and beaded garland, his bearded face with three bulging eyes and a wrathful expression, the flaming hair secured by a foliate tiara, the jewelry and crown inlaid with coral and turquoise. The seal plate incised with a double vajra.

Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA.
Condition: Good condition with some old wear, particularly to gilt, and casting flaws, some dents, nicks and light scratches, remnants of pigment, the inlays possibly later replacements, few minor losses. The base sealed.

Weight: 1,215 g
Dimensions: Height 19.5 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related figure of Vajrapani, 22 cm high, also dated to the 16th century, at Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 21 September 2007, lot 192, sold for USD 37,000.

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十六世紀銅鎏金金剛手菩薩
西藏。金剛手菩薩呈左展姿站立在覆蓮座之上，右手執金剛杵向上托舉，左手於胸口，整體富有張力。頭戴五葉冠，火焰狀的頭髮飄揚於頭頂，面部豐圓，目如銅鈴，眉間白毫，呈忿怒相，神情威嚴。身材壯碩，上身袒裸，腹部圓鼓，腰間圍一張刻滿斑紋的虎皮裙，全身綴有瓔珞、人頭長鏈、臂環、手釧、腳釧等飾物，鑲嵌綠松石。造型端莊大方，鎏金厚重亮麗。底部封印上有雙金剛杵。

來源：紐約私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有一些舊磨損，特別是鎏金和鑄造瑕疵，一些凹痕、刻痕和輕微劃痕，顏料殘留，鑲嵌物可能後期有過更換，少量輕微缺損。 底座密封。

重量：1,215 克
尺寸：高19.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的金剛手菩薩，高 22 厘米 ，十六世紀，見紐約佳士得 Indian and Southeast Asian Art 2007年9月21日 lot 192, 售價USD 37,000。