Beschreibung:

Tibet. Cast striding in alidhasana atop two prostate deities on a lotus base with beaded lower edge below neatly incised scroll. Her left hand raised and holding a kapala and her right extended behind and clutching a Kartika. Wearing an elaborately jeweled dhoti further decorated with skulls and a beaded necklace. Provenance: From a private collection in Biarritz, France. Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting flaws, shallow surface scratches, minor nicks and losses. The base possibly resealed. Weight: 1,064 g Dimensions: Height 21 cm Her wrathful face with large eyes below furrowed brows and a distinct third eye, the teeth clenched in a fierce grimace. The hair falling in locks behind the five-skull crown and vajra finial. Vajrayogini is one of the primary meditational deities of Tantric Buddhism and the female embodiment of enlightenment achieved through Tantric practice. She is associated with a highly secretive yogic practice which provides the practitioner a fast and direct path to enlightenment. She is the partner of Chakrasamvara and together, by the eleventh century, they became two of the most popular deities in Himalayan Tantric Buddhism. Auction result comparison: Compare a related but earlier bronze figure of Vajrayogini, lacking most of the gilt and dated to the 16th century, at Christie’s New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 13 September 2017, lot 627, sold for USD 93,750. 十七至十八世紀銅鎏金吉祥天母 西藏。本尊吉祥天母發呈火焰形，頭戴五骷髏冠，形象猙獰。四臂分別持劍、戟、嘎巴拉碗等法器，胸前裝飾瓔珞，脖子上掛著用人頭與蛇身做成的項鍊。腹部倒掛著人頭，踏行於血海之中。 來源：法國比亞里茨私人收藏 品相：狀況良好，磨損和鑄造缺陷、表面淺劃痕和損失。 基地可能被重新密封。 重量：1,064 克 尺寸：高 21 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件更早的吉祥天母，鎏金已基本被磨損殆盡，十六世紀 ，見紐約佳士得Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art 017年9月 13日 lot 627, 售價USD 93,750。