Asian Art II - 24th November 2021
Lot 2251
A RARE ZITAN FIGURE OF VAJRAYOGINI
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2500
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Description
A RARE ZITAN FIGURE OF VAJRAYOGINI
LATE QING DYNASTY
Carved in a dynamic pose with a kapala in her raised left hand and a driguk knife in the right hand, adorned with a skull necklace and tiara and other ornate jewellery, standing on bodies of defeated deities with a mandorla of skulls and stylised flames behind her, raised on a lotus pedestal, the stand and mandorla possibly associated, 16cm. (2)