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STATUETTE DE DORJE TA'OG EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ
DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIE SIÈCLE

15 December 2022, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche

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STATUETTE DE DORJE TA'OG EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ

DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIE SIÈCLE
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205025
19 cm (7 1/2 in.) high

Footnotes

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF DORJE TA'OG
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

清 十八世紀 銅鎏金世間護法像

The origin story of Dorje Legpa is linked to the great Padmasambhava who subjugated the worldly spirit making him oath-bound as protector of Buddhism. His presence guards the sacred terma or treasure teachings of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. Over a rocky base, he rides astride a donkey and holds in his left hand a human heart, bearing his fangs and furrowing his brow in a guise meant to terrify all obstructing forces. Compare to another cast of the deity in the American Museum of Natural History (acc. no. 70.0/7474). For another example of the subject from the same period, see HAR 21638.

Provenance:
Precious Treasure, UK, 2000s

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