Tibetan-Chinese. Very finely cast striding in alidhasana over a lotus base with beaded edge. His right hand is raised, and the left is held in karana mudra. Wearing a tiger skin dhoti, beaded necklace, and inlaid floral jewelry. His bearded face with three eyes in wrathful expression, the flaming hair secured by a foliate tiara. The front of the base with two centrally inset rectangular plaques for ritual use (see fig. 1). The seal plate neatly incised with a vishvavajra. Provenance: From a noted Hungarian private collection. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, some losses to inlays, the vajra once held in his raised hand is lost as well, the base is sealed. Fine naturally grown patina. Remnants of ancient varnish. Weight: 2,935 g Dimensions: Height 27.6 cm, Width 23.5 cm Expert’s note: Depictions of Vajrapani dating from the 17th to 18th century are exceedingly rare, even when they come in a smaller size. A gilt bronze statue of this remarkable height of almost 28 centimeters and with such a commanding expression is nowadays almost impossible to find. Auction result comparison: Compare a related but smaller (19 cm high) Tibetan-Chinese gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, dated to the 18th century, at Christie’s Paris in Art d’Asie on 8 June 2010, lot 356, sold for EUR 103,000. Compare also a related but smaller (19 cm high) Mongolian gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, also dated 17th-18th century, at Christie’s New York in Indian & Southeast Asian Art on 21 March 2008, lot 614, sold for USD 61,000. 十七至十八世紀大型重要銅鎏金金剛手菩薩 漢藏。鑄造極其精細，大步跨立在帶有串珠邊緣的蓮花座上。菩薩右手舉起，左手施驅逐消極性的卡拉那手印。菩薩怒目圓睜，頸飾珠釧，身材魁梧威猛，身穿虎皮、佩戴串珠項鍊和鑲嵌花卉首飾。火紅的頭髮用葉冠固定。底座正面有兩個中央鑲嵌的長方形牌匾，供儀式使用（見圖 1）。 封印板整齊地刻有金剛杵。 來源：匈牙利知名私人收藏 品相：品相極好，輕微的磨損和鑄造不規則，一些鑲嵌寶石遺失，曾經在他右手中的金剛也丟失了，底座密封。 自然生長的包漿。 舊時清漆的殘留物。 重量：2,935 克 尺寸：高27.6 厘米, 寬23.5 厘米 專家注釋：關於十七 至 十八世紀金剛手的描繪極為罕見，即使它們的尺寸較小。 近 28 厘米的鎏金銅造像，有著如此威嚴的表情，如今幾乎找不到了。 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的但更小 (高19 厘米) 的漢藏銅鎏金金剛手菩薩，十八世紀，于巴黎佳士得Art d’Asie 2010年6月8日 lot 356, 售價EUR 103,000. 一件相近但更小的 (高19 厘米) 蒙古銅鎏金金剛手菩薩，同樣是十七至十八世紀，于紐約佳士得Indian & Southeast Asian Art 2008年3月21日 lot 614, 售價USD 61,000.
Tibetan-Chinese. Very finely cast striding in alidhasana over a lotus base with beaded edge. His right hand is raised, and the left is held in karana mudra. Wearing a tiger skin dhoti, beaded necklace, and inlaid floral jewelry. His bearded face with three eyes in wrathful expression, the flaming hair secured by a foliate tiara. The front of the base with two centrally inset rectangular plaques for ritual use (see fig. 1). The seal plate neatly incised with a vishvavajra. Provenance: From a noted Hungarian private collection. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, some losses to inlays, the vajra once held in his raised hand is lost as well, the base is sealed. Fine naturally grown patina. Remnants of ancient varnish. Weight: 2,935 g Dimensions: Height 27.6 cm, Width 23.5 cm Expert’s note: Depictions of Vajrapani dating from the 17th to 18th century are exceedingly rare, even when they come in a smaller size. A gilt bronze statue of this remarkable height of almost 28 centimeters and with such a commanding expression is nowadays almost impossible to find. Auction result comparison: Compare a related but smaller (19 cm high) Tibetan-Chinese gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, dated to the 18th century, at Christie’s Paris in Art d’Asie on 8 June 2010, lot 356, sold for EUR 103,000. Compare also a related but smaller (19 cm high) Mongolian gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani, also dated 17th-18th century, at Christie’s New York in Indian & Southeast Asian Art on 21 March 2008, lot 614, sold for USD 61,000. 十七至十八世紀大型重要銅鎏金金剛手菩薩 漢藏。鑄造極其精細，大步跨立在帶有串珠邊緣的蓮花座上。菩薩右手舉起，左手施驅逐消極性的卡拉那手印。菩薩怒目圓睜，頸飾珠釧，身材魁梧威猛，身穿虎皮、佩戴串珠項鍊和鑲嵌花卉首飾。火紅的頭髮用葉冠固定。底座正面有兩個中央鑲嵌的長方形牌匾，供儀式使用（見圖 1）。 封印板整齊地刻有金剛杵。 來源：匈牙利知名私人收藏 品相：品相極好，輕微的磨損和鑄造不規則，一些鑲嵌寶石遺失，曾經在他右手中的金剛也丟失了，底座密封。 自然生長的包漿。 舊時清漆的殘留物。 重量：2,935 克 尺寸：高27.6 厘米, 寬23.5 厘米 專家注釋：關於十七 至 十八世紀金剛手的描繪極為罕見，即使它們的尺寸較小。 近 28 厘米的鎏金銅造像，有著如此威嚴的表情，如今幾乎找不到了。 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的但更小 (高19 厘米) 的漢藏銅鎏金金剛手菩薩，十八世紀，于巴黎佳士得Art d’Asie 2010年6月8日 lot 356, 售價EUR 103,000. 一件相近但更小的 (高19 厘米) 蒙古銅鎏金金剛手菩薩，同樣是十七至十八世紀，于紐約佳士得Indian & Southeast Asian Art 2008年3月21日 lot 614, 售價USD 61,000.
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