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A Tibetan gilt bronze sculpture of Sarvabuddha Dakini, probably 15th C.

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This lot was sold on 2023-10-12 and is no longer available

 H.: 35,5 cm

Weight: 4,8 kg

Condition: (UV-checked)
- Generally in very good condition, with some normal wear to the gilding.
- Some typical minor superficial dents throughout.
- Lacking some demi-precious stones of the crown.
- Lacking some pearls of the chain ornaments on the chest.

品相:(已用紫外线光检查)
- 整体品相非常良好,鎏金正常磨损。
- 多处轻微碰撞凹痕。
- 宝冠镶嵌的宝石多处遗失。
- 胸口链状装饰物上几颗珍珠缺失。

Fierce and youthful, this form of Vajrayogini always holds her flaying knife down and raises a skull cup full of blood to drink from it. She is adorned with the usual wrathful ornaments made of bone and skulls. She stands on two victims, who represent ignorance and ego. Her name means ‘essence of all Buddhas’. In Tibet she is known as Naro Dakini, Naro Khecho, Narokhachema, Naropa Khechera, Naro Khechari, etc., in allusion to the teachings of the Indian adept Naropa.

The jewelry inset with turquoise and hardstones, the sculpture richly detailed and gilt overall, with traces of polychromy. The style is closely related to that of sculptures from the Densatil Monastery in Tibet.

Provenance:
- A Belgian private collection.
- Acquired in Asia in the 2nd half of the 20th C., by relatives of the current owner. (by repute)

Ref.: Sotheby's, Hong Kong, Oct. 2, 2017, lot 3123, for an exceptional group in the same style. (sold HKD 9.460.000) (link)

Price incl. premium: € 25.500