A Tibetan silver-inlaid bronze figure of Mahakala Panjara. 15th/16th century - image-1
A Tibetan silver-inlaid bronze figure of Mahakala Panjara. 15th/16th century - image-2
A Tibetan silver-inlaid bronze figure of Mahakala Panjara. 15th/16th century - image-1A Tibetan silver-inlaid bronze figure of Mahakala Panjara. 15th/16th century - image-2

Lot 22 Dα

A Tibetan silver-inlaid bronze figure of Mahakala Panjara. 15th/16th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
15.06.2018, 11:00 - Chinese, Tibet/Neapel, India, Southeast Asia
Estimate: 15.000 € - 20.000 €
Result: 148.800 € (incl. premium)
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A Tibetan silver-inlaid bronze figure of Mahakala Panjara. 15th/16th century

The lord of the pavilion tramples on a human figure prostrate on a single lotus base, holding a kartrika, a kapala and a wooden gong (gandi), wearing a tiger skin dhoti, adorned with necklaces, a snake and a garland of severed heads. The face with silver-inlayed eyes surmounted by a jewelled tiara. Base sealed, base plate incised with a double-vajra.
Height 20.7 cm

Mahakala Panjara represents an important tutelary deity of the Shakya order, this form of Mahakala seems to have connection with the myth wherein Mahakala promised Shakyamuni Buddha himself that he would always protect the monastic community. His key attribute, the wooden gong (gandi) laid across his arms, is used to summon the monks to assemblies. Mahakala Panjara most often depicted in painting and stone sculpture, images of this wrathful deity in bronze are rare.

十五/十六世紀 西藏 銅大黑天（瑪哈嘎拉）立像
來源：北德國私人收藏，1971年購於新德裡

Provenance

Private collection, Northern Germany, acquired in 1971 in New Delhi