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Lot 141
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF YAMA DHAMARAJA QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
29 November 2016, 18:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceSold for HK$687,500 inc. premium
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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF YAMA DHAMARAJA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.2156
14 cm (5 1/2 in.) high
Himalayan Art Resources item no.2156
14 cm (5 1/2 in.) high
Footnotes
Adroitly capturing the spirit of the protector deity with movement and vigor, the sculpture is a superior example from the fertile period of Tibetan Buddhist patronage under the emperors of the Qing dynasty. His terrific bull's head is enlivened with flaming red hair. His swollen belly evokes his immense appetite and capacity to devour all before him. Compare him to a closely related Yama in the Folker Collection published in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, p.550, no.157E.
Provenance
Private French Collection, acquired in Paris, early 1970s
銅鎏金閻魔護法像
清朝，十八世紀
喜馬拉雅藝術資源網2156號
高14釐米（5 1/2 英寸）
120,000-160,000 港元
史上幾位清帝重視藏傳佛教，在其支持下造像作品甚豐，此拍品屬此類造像中上乘之作，富於動感與活力，以嫻熟的技藝表現出護法神之氣勢。火焰般衝冠怒發使其憤怒相牛面更為生動，其腹部圓鼓，仿佛欲吞噬眼前之一切。Folker收藏中藏有與其風格相關的另一尊閻魔護法造像，出版於馮·施羅德，印度與西藏的銅造像，香港，1981年，550頁，157E號。
來源
法國私人收藏，於1970年代早期購自巴黎