A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA, QING DYNASTY A LARGE GILT BRONZE FI…
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A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA, QING DYNASTY

A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Striding in alidhasana, wearing a tiger’s fur, adorned in jewelry, with many radiating arms behind six further secondary arms holding various attributes and the principal hands in front. His many heads are arranged in crowns to include wrathful avatars and grim beast heads, all wearing elaborate skull tiaras. Provenance: Ilunga African & Asian Art, Brussels. A notable Belgian private collection, acquired from the above in the late 1990s. A copy of a stamped and signed certificate from Ilunga African & Asian Art, describing the piece as an “18th century” Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze figure of Yidam Chakrasamvara with multiple arms and heads, and stating as provenance “Private collection Belgium”, accompanies this lot. Condition: Good condition and presenting very well, with old wear, the base lost with further associated minor losses, wear to gilt, the upper heads have become detached and are loose, small nicks and scratches, minor dents. Fine dark patina. Weight: 3,136 g (incl. base) Dimensions: Height 30.3 cm (the figure) and 37.8 cm (incl. base) Mounted on an associated wood base. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare a related gilt bronze figure of Chakrasamvara and his consort Vajravahari at Christie’s Hong Kong in The Pavilion Sale – Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 4 April 2017, lot 202, sold for HKD 325,000. 清代大型鎏金銅勝樂金剛像 中國, 1644-1912年。勝樂金剛成站立姿勢,以虎皮為裙,腰間懸系人首鬘,其餘諸手伸向兩側,各持橡皮、嘎巴拉碗、金剛杵、金剛鉞刀、人首等法器。頭戴顱冠,頸間飾骷髏骨念珠。 來源:布魯塞爾Ilunga African & Asian Art亞非藝術藝廊;比利時知名私人收藏,1990年代購於上述藝廊。隨附一份藝廊蓋章並簽名的證書,上面描述爲十八世紀漢藏勝樂金剛銅鎏金像,來源為“比利時私人收藏“。 品相:品相良好,外觀非常好,舊時磨損,底座丟失,輕微缺損,鎏金磨損,頭部顱冠已經脫落並鬆動,小刻痕和劃痕,小凹痕。 細膩的深色包漿。 重量:3,136 克 (含底座) 尺寸:高30.3 厘米 (像),高 37.8 厘米 (含底座) 木底座。(2) 拍賣結果比較:一件勝樂金剛及其金剛亥母銅鎏金像見香港佳士得The Pavilion Sale – Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,2017年4月4日 lot 202, 售價HKD 325,000。

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A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA, QING DYNASTY

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