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A LARGE GILT-COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ IMAGE OF MAHOTTARA (CHEMCHOG) HERUKA IN YABYUM, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
作品估价：EUR 2,000
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图录号：
16
拍品名称：
A LARGE GILT-COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ IMAGE OF MAHOTTARA (CHEMCHOG) HERUKA IN YABYUM, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
拍品描述：
A LARGE GILT-COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ IMAGE OF MAHOTTARA (CHEMCHOG) HERUKA IN YABYUM, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Tibet. The three-headed winged deity is shown in high relief with four legs and six arms, holding in his hands three vajras and three kapalas, dressed in a loincloth made of tiger skin, adorned with human and elephant hides, and a garland of severed heads around the waist. He stands on prostrated figures atop a lotus base with beaded rims, in union with his consort. Their bodies are framed by a band of openwork lotus scroll between beaded borders, centered at the top by an image of the four-armed Avalokiteshvara, flanked by six seated Buddhas.
Provenance
: From a private collection in Western France and thence by descent.
Condition
: Good condition with old wear, rubbing to the gilt, small dents, and few nicks. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown, dark patina with small areas of verdigris.
Weight: 3.4 kg
Dimensions:
Height 59.6 cm
Mahottara
(Chemchog) is the principal Heruka of the wrathful Sambhogakaya deities of the Nyingma tradition. He is usually holding three vajras in his right hands and three kapalas in his left hands.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related Tibetan gilt copper alloy plaque depicting Mahakala, dated 16
th
-17
th
century, at Koller, Zurich, 23 September 2006, lot 145. Compare a related earlier Tibetan gilt-bronze figure depicting the same subject, dated 14
th
century, 16.4 cm high, at Sotheby’s Paris, 12 December 2024, lot 6.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 18 March 2013, lot 161
Price: USD 11,250 or approx.
EUR 15,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt copper alloy repoussé relief panel with Kinnara, 17
th
/18
th
century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related repoussé work, gilding, and size (60.9 cm). Note the different subject and rectangular form.
Tibet. The three-headed winged deity is shown in high relief with four legs and six arms, holding in his hands three vajras and three kapalas, dressed in a loincloth made of tiger skin, adorned with human and elephant hides, and a garland of severed heads around the waist. He stands on prostrated figures atop a lotus base with beaded rims, in union with his consort. Their bodies are framed by a band of openwork lotus scroll between beaded borders, centered at the top by an image of the four-armed Avalokiteshvara, flanked by six seated Buddhas.
Provenance
: From a private collection in Western France and thence by descent.
Condition
: Good condition with old wear, rubbing to the gilt, small dents, and few nicks. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown, dark patina with small areas of verdigris.
Weight: 3.4 kg
Dimensions:
Height 59.6 cm
Mahottara
(Chemchog) is the principal Heruka of the wrathful Sambhogakaya deities of the Nyingma tradition. He is usually holding three vajras in his right hands and three kapalas in his left hands.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related Tibetan gilt copper alloy plaque depicting Mahakala, dated 16
th
-17
th
century, at Koller, Zurich, 23 September 2006, lot 145. Compare a related earlier Tibetan gilt-bronze figure depicting the same subject, dated 14
th
century, 16.4 cm high, at Sotheby’s Paris, 12 December 2024, lot 6.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 18 March 2013, lot 161
Price: USD 11,250 or approx.
EUR 15,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt copper alloy repoussé relief panel with Kinnara, 17
th
/18
th
century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related repoussé work, gilding, and size (60.9 cm). Note the different subject and rectangular form.