Very fine Chine Buddha figure of seated four arms Cundi, with one head and four arms (Chaturbhuja) is seated on a lotus base, the main hands in Dhyana Mudra, gesture of mediation, both rear hands resting on the knee in vitarka mudra. With a lotus bud on top of his chignon, adorned with a five-leaf crown, princely jewelry and belt, all with a floral pattern, Incised six character inscription read, four arms CunDi Buddha Mother.


Mark on pedestal, seven protruding script -KaiShu- characters enclosed within rectangular frame, QianLong Period of Great Qing; and of the period (1711-1799).


Dimension: 9-3/4" H

PROVENANCE:

From the heirs of Sir John Dorrington and the Vosper estates from Stroud Gloucestershire these items were purchased by a prominent antiques collector in 2008. Seeking historical and collectible items he attended numerous auctions and estate sales in the area as well as from nearby countries. Sometimes finding a rarity sometimes just the camaraderie of fellow collectors.

LOT NOTES:


Cundi is a bodhisattva venerated in Mahayana Buddhism, with emphasis of her practice in Vajrayana Buddhism. Her origins lie with a yakshini cult in Bengal and Orissa and her name in Sanskrit "connotes a prostitute or other woman of low caste but specifically denotes a prominent local ogress". Her cult spread with the Pala Empire, eventually becoming important in Tibetan Buddhism and Tangmi.

EXCELLENT condition, with normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dent. Surface traced wear to gilding. Normal, considering ages and wears.

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