STATUETTE DE PALDEN LHAMO EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉDYNASTIE QING, XVIIIE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205113 11 cm (4 3/8 in.) highFootnotesA GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF PALDEN LHAMO QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清十八世紀 銅鎏金吉祥天母像 This bronze represents Palden Lhamo (lit. 'Glorious Goddess'), the only female among the Eight Dharma Protectors (Dharmapala). Palden Lhamo, especially in her two-armed form, enjoyed great popularity during the Qing dynasty and a good number of gilt bronze images were created. As with the present bronze, she is often depicted seated sideways atop a mule. Exposed fangs, bulging eyes, a skull diadem, and a flayed skin for a saddle express her vehemence. A smaller example is preserved in the Rose Art Museum, Massachusetts (Rhie & Thurman, Wisdom and Compassion, New York, 2000, p. 303, no. 116). Also see Bonhams, Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 612.
STATUETTE DE PALDEN LHAMO EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉDYNASTIE QING, XVIIIE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205113 11 cm (4 3/8 in.) highFootnotesA GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF PALDEN LHAMO QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清十八世紀 銅鎏金吉祥天母像 This bronze represents Palden Lhamo (lit. 'Glorious Goddess'), the only female among the Eight Dharma Protectors (Dharmapala). Palden Lhamo, especially in her two-armed form, enjoyed great popularity during the Qing dynasty and a good number of gilt bronze images were created. As with the present bronze, she is often depicted seated sideways atop a mule. Exposed fangs, bulging eyes, a skull diadem, and a flayed skin for a saddle express her vehemence. A smaller example is preserved in the Rose Art Museum, Massachusetts (Rhie & Thurman, Wisdom and Compassion, New York, 2000, p. 303, no. 116). Also see Bonhams, Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 612.
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