Tibetan
Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue Vajrapani
Conquer The Naga King
Circa: 19th-early 20th Century H
12 in.(30.5cm), W 10.5 in.(24cm), D 5.5 in.(14cm)
Condition: opened base, gilt loss
Private Collection
A
19th Century finely cast detailed rendering in hand-chased and cold-painted bronze,
representing Vajrapani, holder of the thunderbolt scepter symbolizing the absolute
transforming power of enlightenment. He crushes beneath his feet all delusion,
represented here by snakes, or nagas, under his feet. He wears a girdle of freshly
severed heads, a serpent necklace and a loincloth made from the skin of a tiger;
bone necklaces, armbands and anklets representing the paramitas of charity, morality
and action. The five-skull crown with each of the five skulls surmounted by a
gold-encased jewel represents the “death” of the five poisons and the dissolution
of the five aggregates of the personality. Vajrapani’s blue-black hair standing
on end accentuates the wrathful expression of his knitted brows beneath the third
eye. The statue is supported on a lotus base and is lit with patches of gold.
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