A Tibetan or Nepalese Gilt-Copper Alloy Figure of Sarvavid Vairocana,

拍品描述

The figure is cast seated in dhyasana upon a double lotus throne with beaded edges, holding his hands in his lap, joined in the meditative samadhi mudra and meant to support The Wheel of Dharma (Dharmachakra) or an upright vajra, the head is represented with four faces, each with a calm expression and a drop-shaped urna between the arched brows, framed by ears suspending large floral earrings, a continuous ornate crown encircling the pigmented high coiffure, clad in a geometric-patterned skirt (antaravasaka) with finely incised borders which is tied around the waist and terminating in a ruffled flourish between his crossed legs, adorned in elaborate jewellery inlaid with turquoise beads, the faces with cold gold paste and pigments, sealed with a copper plate engraved with a gilt double vajra (visvavarja). Height: 23 cm. Cast in parts. Attribute, wheel, missing.

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