Lot 32 A parcel gilt-bronze figure of Yamantaka Vajrabhairava and Vajravetali

A parcel gilt-bronze figure of Yamantaka Vajrabhairava and Vajravetali

Qing Dynasty, 18th century

EUR 3,000

€4,000 - €6,000

H 23 cm, W 18 cm, D 12 cm. Weight: 3726 gr.

Only a few very small areas of corrosion consistent with the age. No damage and no restoration.

The embracing pair strides in alidhasana atop prostrate animals and figures on a lotus base. They are adorned with garlands of skulls and severed heads and hold a skull cup and chopper in their principal hands, while he bears additional ritual implements in thirty-two radiating arms. His ferocious bull’s head is crowned by stacked subsidiary faces, his hair flares in flames. The base seal is missing.
Similar figures were sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2021, lot 578 and Sotheby’s New York, 17 September 2024, lot 316.
Also compare to a figure in the Tokyo National Museum (Collection reference no. TC-723).
以下内容由AI翻译：
【名称】
清十八世纪金彩铜阎魔尊与金刚瑜伽母像
【年代】
清，十八世纪
【描述】
这对拥抱的雕像以阿利达萨那姿势站立在莲花底座上的俯卧动物和人物之上。他们佩戴着骷髅和断头的花环，主要的手持骷髅杯和刀，而他还在三十二只辐射状的手臂中持有其他法器。他的凶猛牛头被堆叠的次要面孔所冠顶，头发呈火焰状。底座印章缺失。
类似的雕像曾在苏富比香港2021年11月30日拍卖会第578号拍品和苏富比纽约2024年9月17日拍卖会第316号拍品中售出。
还可以比较东京国立博物馆收藏的一件雕像（藏品编号TC-723）。
【品相】
仅有几处非常小的腐蚀区域，符合其年代。无损坏且未经修复。