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尺寸：高18.7cm
年代：15世纪
质地：合金铜泥金
风格：西藏
来源：拍卖会
成交：41,250美元(2010.12)
参阅：纽约佳士得
鉴赏：
A bronze figure of Vajradhara
Tibet, 15th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with beaded rims and an extensive inscription all around, his hands holding a vajra and bell, wearing a flowing dhoti and scarf incised with floral motifs on hems, beaded jewelry inlaid with hardstones, the face flanked by large earrings and with cold gold remaining
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high

Provenance
Private Collection, Switzerland, acquired in 1971

Literature
D. Lauf, Tibetan Sacred Art: The Heritage of Tantra, 1976, p. 104, fig. no. 41

Lot Essay
The inscription says this sculpture was commissioned by the monk Lodro Zangpo in memory of his mother and father. For a closely related example with similar treatment of the base and hand of the inscription, see P. Pal, Tibet, Tradition and Change, 1997, p. 49, pl. 24.