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A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF MAKARAMUKHA
DOLONNOR, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

19 March 2018, 15:00 EDT
New York

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A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF MAKARAMUKHA

DOLONNOR, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.12938
16 7/8 in. (40.9 cm) high

Footnotes

多倫諾爾 清朝 十八世紀 銅鎏金錘疊獸像護法

Makaramukha is one of two primary attendants to the important Shri Devi, who manifests most popularly as the fierce goddesses Palden Lhamo and Magzor Gyalmo. Makaramukha typically appears in front, leading Shri Devi's mule, while Simhamukha follows at the back, as illustrated in a vibrant thangka at the Rubin Museum of Art (acc. no.C2009.7).

Here she is modeled and chased with captivating motion and details. Striding forward with her right hand raised to grab the reins of Shri Devi's mule, her makara face gazes towards the sky with mouth agape, exposing her outstretched tongue and bared fangs. Each lock of her hair is meticulously delineated, with incised features around her jowls. The flayed human-skin at her back and the skull between her antlers further intensify her wrathful nature.

Provenance
Private Georgian Collection, acquired in Moscow, early 20th century
Sotheby's, New York, 17 March 2015, lot 1038
Private Collection, New York

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