An excellent Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Hayagriva. 18th century - image-1

Lot 574 Dα

An excellent Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Hayagriva. 18th century

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
09.12.2017, 11:00 - Art from China, Tibet, and Nepal I: Highlights
Estimate: 5.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 14.880 € (incl. premium)

An excellent Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Hayagriva. 18th century

Adorned with a horse´s head in his hair, striding to his right on a lotus base, with a sword raised in his right hand, a tiger skin tied at the waist and ornamented with a garland of severed heads.The face painted with applied cold gold and polychrome pigments, the hair with red pigments. Base open and separately cast.
Height 18 cm

十八世紀 藏漢風格 銅鎏金馬頭明王立像
來源:慕尼黑私人收藏,1999年購於慕尼黑

Provenance

Private collection Munich, acquired in 1999 from the Munich art market