STATUE DE VAJRASATTVA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE TIBET... Lot n° 35

STATUE DE VAJRASATTVA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE TIBET OCCIDENTAL, XIII/XIVE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4860 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.) high Footnotes: A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA WEST TIBET, 13TH/14TH CENTURY 藏西 十三/十四世紀 金剛薩埵銅像 Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s The bronze depicts Vajrasattva with his most popular iconography, seated while holding a vajra before his chest and a bell by his left hip. As the Primordial Buddha, Vajrasattva represents the essence of the Buddhahood and is frequently invoked for a rite of purification before undertaking most Tibetan Buddhist tantric instruction. The broad, flat shape of the lotus petals around the base, and the way in which the scarf framing the figure is cast with supporting rods, indicates this image was cast in West Tibet within the 13th or 14th century. For comparison, see a Ratnasambhava in the Zimmerman Collection, published in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. 180, no. 34A, and a standing Avalokiteshvara with similarly prominent fanning crown ribbons behind the temples in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2003.339). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com Very good overall condition with minor dents and abrasions overall, as visible in images. A small area of casting flaw to the front of his waist, as visible in images. The surface with a black patina from exposure to ritual lamps within the monastic setting. Base plate is missing. Slight dent to back of base. Please contact Sidney Lee (sidney.lee@bonhams.com) for related condition report images.