Fine Chinese Works of Art & Paintings - 24 May 2023
A RARE CHINESE GILT AND LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA
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)。