
Mark Rasmussen
International Director
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西藏 約十三世紀 金剛亥母銅像
Effortlessly balanced on one foot, Vajravarahi dances, holding the kapala in her left hand and a vajra-sealed, curved flaying knife (Kartika) in her right hand, symbolizing the termination of deception and ego. As the feminine wrathful manifestation of divine wisdom and omniscience, she has three eyes representing knowledge of the past, present, and future.
The placement of the wheel of dharma on Vajravarahi's headdress is a rarely seen element. Another example with this distinctive iconography was sold by Sotheby's, New York, 21 September 1985, lot 114, and a further comparable sold at Christie's, Amsterdam, 2 November 1999, lot 78.
Provenance
Private Asian Collection