Qing Dynasty Chinese Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha figure of Vajrapani, dark blue in colour with one face and two hands, appears in the form of a raksha (a demon of classical Indian mythology) with three large staring eyes, a gaping mouth with bared canine teeth and scrolling beard, eyebrows and hair flowing upward like flame. The body is squat, large and fleshy. Adorned with a crown of five points with red pendants and gold earrings, necklace and bracelets, anklets, and a large snake, he wears a long scarf and a lower garment of tiger skin tied with a sash. The right hand raises and extended, holding a skull cup. With the right leg bent and the left extended above a sun disc and lotus blossoms. Extensive trace of gilt and red pigment on the hair. The underside of Buddha shows a rectangular cut-out, a precisely fitting bronze comes with the sculpture.


Dimension: 7" H



PROVENANCE:
The private collections of Earl Sorensen, based out of Atlanta, is known as a prominent Buddha collector. A International businessman whom trades with various Asian countries during the 1960s. On a business trip in Western China, he received a Buddha statue as gift from a monk. Since then, he has became fascinated with Buddhist artifacts and Eastern cultures. After many decades, Earl Sorensen has planned his retirement, and decided to pass his beloved collections to appreciate collectors. Earl Sorensen's collections can be found from Lot-55 through Lot-65, and from Lot-93 through Lot-110.

LOT NOTES:

Vajrapani represents the power aspect of complete enlightenment, and known as Guhyapati (Tibetan: sang wa'i dag po), he is the 'Lord of Secrets' - the keeper of all the tantras of Vajrayana Buddhism. As a bodhisattva, like Manjushri and Avalokiteshvara, he dwells on the 10th bodhisattva level just prior to attaining complete buddhahood. In actuality all three were completely enlightened aeons ago and only appear, for the sake of training others, in the guise of bodhisattvas. Vajrapani is common to all Schools of Tibetan Buddhism and has numerous forms and practices which span all sets of tantric classification and levels of complexity from a solitary aspect up to the large and complex mandalas with many deities.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition. With normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dents. Surface traced wear and or declined to gilding.


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