Fine Chinese Works of Art & Paintings - 24th May 2023

Lot 462

A RARE CHINESE GILT AND LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA

Estimate £12,000 - £15,000 | Hammer £46000

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Description

A RARE CHINESE GILT AND LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA
DALI KINGDOM, 12TH CENTURY

Depicting Mahakala erupting into a flurry of motion, standing in pratyalidhansana, his right hand brandishing a dagger above his head while extending his left index finger in tarjani mudra, the whole with a gold lacquer finish and raised on a heavy marble plinth, 10kg, 27.5cm.

Provenance: purchased from Antoine Bauernfeind, Vienna, 16th September 2013, a copy of the invoice is available.

Cf. The Yunnan Provincial Museum for two similar figures.

十二世紀 雲南大理國銅漆金大黑天立像

來源：2013年9月16日購於維也納Antoine Bauernfeind（附發票複印件）。