Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 35

A TIBETAN COPPER FIGURE OF VAJRAVARAHI 13TH CENTURY Dancing in ardhaparyankasana with one leg on...

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2400

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Description

A TIBETAN COPPER FIGURE OF VAJRAVARAHI 13TH CENTURY Dancing in ardhaparyankasana with one leg on a human corpse, wearing a skull headdress with a sow head to the side, a human head necklace, holding a karttrika in her right hand and a kapala filled with amrita in her left hand, raised on a modern metal stand, 11.5cm, 181g. (2) Provenance: formerly in the Cheng Huan Collection.