A GILT COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA, 15th-16TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

A GILT COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA, 15th-16TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Tibet. The primordial Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, his arms crossed in front, holding a vajra in his right hand and a ghanta in his left, wearing a tight-fitting robe and richly adorned with beaded and floral jewelry. His serene face with heavy-lidded eyes below gently arched brows centered by an urna, framed by his hair falling elegantly in curled strands over the shoulders and piled up into a topknot surmounted by a vajra behind the elaborate foliate crown.
Provenance:
Old Viennese private collection, built over several generations between 1910 and 1975, thence by descent in the same family.
Condition:
Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Some wear and casting irregularities. Small nicks, minor dents and losses, and light surface scratches. The base unsealed. Fine, naturally grown patina overall.
Weight: 750.1 g
Dimensions: Height 18 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a related bronze of Vajradhara, dated 15
th
-16
th
century, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1979,0514.1.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 21 September 2007, lot 40
Price: USD 40,000 or approx.
EUR 56,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A silver and copper inlaid bronze figure of Vajradhara, Western Tibet, 15th century
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's Paris, 12 June 2012, lot 415
Price: EUR 20,000 or approx.
EUR 24,000
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper and silver inlaid bronze figure of Vajradhara, Tibet, 15
th
century
十五至十六世紀或更早銅鎏金金剛總持
西藏。金剛總持結跏趺坐在雙層蓮座上。上身挺直，左右手臂戴釧，雙手當胸交叉，左手在內持鈴，右手在外持金剛杵，胸前的鈴與杵代表智慧與善巧的結合。造像頭戴五葉寶冠，眼眉細長，雙眉之間有白毫。耳垂戴圓鐺，頸戴瓔珞。
來源：
維也納私人舊藏，整個收藏構建與1910-1975年間，歷經幾代人，保存在同一家族至今。
品相：
品相極佳，與年代相符，一些磨損和鑄造不規則。小刻痕、輕微的凹痕和缺損，表面有輕微的劃痕。底座開封。 整體包漿細膩。
重量：750.1 克
尺寸：高18 厘米
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的十五至十六世紀青銅金剛總持 ，收藏於大英博物館，編號1979,0514.1。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2007年9月21日，lot 40
價格：USD 40,000（相當於今日
EUR 56,000
）
描述：十五世紀西藏西部銅銀鑲嵌青銅金剛總持
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：巴黎佳士得，2012年6月12日，lot 415
價格：EUR 20,000（相當於今日
EUR 24,000
）
描述：十五世紀西藏銅銀鑲嵌青銅金剛總持