A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF DHARMAPALA AND A STAND, QIANLONG CAST SEVEN-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF DHARMAPALA AND A STAND
QIANLONG CAST SEVEN-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The deity is cast standing in pratyalidhasana atop a lotus stand. The figure is shown brandishing a khadga in his right hand, wearing beaded necklaces and bracelets under trailing celestial scarves and a diadem framing the flaming-red hair with further red, black and white pigment on the ferocious face with a third eye. The separate stand is cast wth a seven-character mark on a raised platform and inscribed on the base with awa niutou yuezhu, gLang mgo can at the front; and wushang yangti genben, anuttara-yogatantra (pha rgyud) on the back.
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high

Provenance

Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 April 1997, lot 44

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION SOLD TO BENEFIT MENTAL HEALTH CHARITIES IN ASIA