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DescriptionA copper alloy figure of VajrasattvaKashmir, 10th / 11th century克什米爾 十 / 十一世紀 銅合金金剛薩埵坐像
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13809HAR編號13809
Height 5¾ in., 14.5 cmCondition reportThere are minor bruises to the edges, but otherwise it is in good condition, with just typical oxidization. The gold on the face is well preserved.
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得於紐約，1991年4月3日Catalogue noteVajrasattva is identified by the diamond scepter (vajra) in his raised right hand. The popular deity is associated with purification rites in Tibetan Buddhist practice. For another closely related copper alloy sculpture, created by Kashmir schools in Kashmir / West Tibet, with the same treatment of the base, lotus throne, crown and mandorla, see a figure of Manjushri preserved in the Potala Palace, Lhasa, illustrated in Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, vol II, Hong Kong, 2001, pl. 50E.