
Mark Rasmussen
International Director
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西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金金剛手菩薩像
As caretaker and guardian of all the Tantras, Vajrapani ameliorates problems that can arise during intensive practice. Within the Lamdre Tradition, Vajrapani Bhutadamara is the foremost practice for removing obstructions on a practitioner's path.
Sculptural representations of this aspect of Vajrapani are rare and the treatment of the repoussé lotus base is unusual with its long thin leaves. Compare the style, proportions, and affect to a figure of Vajrapani published in Spink, The Mirror of Mind, London, 1995, p. 51, fig. 33 and sold at Christie's, New York, 20 March 2009, lot 1382. Also compare the proportions of the figure with an 18th-century thangka in the Rubin Museum of Art: www.himalayanart.org/items/64.
Referenced:
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33034
Provenance:
Private US Collection
Acquired in Kathmandu, early 1960