A West Tibetan rare copper alloy figure of Canda Vajrapani. 14th/15th century - image-1
A West Tibetan rare copper alloy figure of Canda Vajrapani. 14th/15th century - image-2
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Lot 558 Dα

A West Tibetan rare copper alloy figure of Canda Vajrapani. 14th/15th century

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
09.12.2017, 11:00 - Art from China, Tibet, and Nepal I: Highlights
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 8.680 € (incl. premium)
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A West Tibetan rare copper alloy figure of Canda Vajrapani. 14th/15th century

The fierce holder of the thunderbolt striding in alidhasana, holding a vajra aloft in his right hand and forming karana mudra with his left, wearing a short tiger skin with chased swirly pattern, the face and hair painted with applied cold gold and red pigments. Wooden base.
Height 13.3 cm

十四/十五世紀 西藏西部 銅憤怒相金剛手
來源：德國科隆博士教授 威廉·萨伯 (1928-2016)
可比：Ulrich von Schroeder著《印度和西藏的銅像》，香港1981年，頁192，圖版第40G

Provenance

Collection Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Salber (1928-2016), Cologne

Literature

Compare a similar figure, illustrated in: Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong 1981, p. 192, fig. 40G