A LARGE AND RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MARICI
MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
A LARGE AND RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MARICI MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY The deity is finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus pedestal with each petal carved with a flaming pearl. The figure is holding her primary hands before her chest in abhiseka mudra with the secondary four hands holding various attributes. Her loose-fitting robes are delicately incised with lotus scrolls on the hems and tied at the waist, leaving the bejewelled chest bare. Her face is cast with a serene expression and a gentle smile, with a third eye in the centre of the forehead, a boar's head to the right, and a grotesque head to the left. The figure is adorned with an elaborate openwork diadem. 21¼. in. (54 cm.) high
A LARGE AND RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MARICI
MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
A LARGE AND RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MARICI MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY The deity is finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus pedestal with each petal carved with a flaming pearl. The figure is holding her primary hands before her chest in abhiseka mudra with the secondary four hands holding various attributes. Her loose-fitting robes are delicately incised with lotus scrolls on the hems and tied at the waist, leaving the bejewelled chest bare. Her face is cast with a serene expression and a gentle smile, with a third eye in the centre of the forehead, a boar's head to the right, and a grotesque head to the left. The figure is adorned with an elaborate openwork diadem. 21¼. in. (54 cm.) high
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