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Gilded Bronze of Vajradhara and Prajnaparamita, 20th C

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 EUR Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,000.00 EUR
Gilded Bronze of Vajradhara and Prajnaparamita, 20th C
Gilded bronze
Tibet, 20th century
Representation of the union of wisdom and method
Partly open-work
Finely chased details
Copper base plate with double vajra symbol
Dimensions: 20.5 x 14 x 11.5 cm (height x width x depth)
Good condition
Provenance: from an important Austrian private collection

This gilded cult bronze of Vajradhara, the tantric form of the Buddha, and Prajnaparamita was made in Tibet. They represent the union of wisdom of method, the transcendence of duality and coalescence of opposites. Vajradhara embodies the male and methodic principle and is holding in his crossed hands the vajra (thunderbolt) and ghanta (bell). The deity and his consort Prajnaparamita, representing wisdom, are depicted in yab-yum. Prajnaparamita is sitting on Vajradhara’s lap with her legs around his body. She is holding an oval bowl and a gri-gug, a crescent-shaped knife symbolising the severance of all material attachments, in her hands. These are stored on the waving bands of the Bodhisattva. Their faces turned to one another, their hands and feet, as well as the fine hair are presented in astonishing detail and the figures each decorated with fine jewellery. This sculpture shows lovely natural patina as well as remains of red paint and is sealed with a copper base plate with double vajra symbol.



The figure is in good condition with slight sings of age and wear. Gold abrasion, small scratches here and there and minimal loss of material on the back are visible as waal as a minor hair line crack. The height is 20.5 cm, the width 14 cm and the depth 11.5 cm.



Yab-yum

Yab-yum literally means “father-mother“, and is a symbol in Buddhist art which represents the sexual union of a male deity with his female consort. The union of the male strength and the female wisdom dissolve all contradiction and symbolize unity and the highest enlightenment.
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