Buddha Vajravarahi, female Buddha.

480,00

  • Vajravārāhi, considered the Buddha-Woman, her right hand raised holding the Kartika cleaver, the left the Kapala cranial cup, wearing a skull necklace…
  • In Tibet, she is the emanation of Dorje Phagmo, the highest female incarnation and the third-highest person in the hierarchy after the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama.
  • 1900 or earlier.
  • Provenance: Estate of art dealer Claude de Marteau.
  • Sold with certificate of origin.
  • Bronze, lots of sediment deposits, as found in the crates on site. (The earth beneath the base had already been scraped away).
  • H 19 cm x W 14 cm x D 6 cm

 

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