Dora Tan
Head of Sale, Specialist
Lot 1023
A CLAY PLAQUE OF HERUKA BHUTAN, 18TH CENTURY
2 December 2021, 19:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceHK$65,000 - HK$95,000
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Mark Rasmussen
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A CLAY PLAQUE OF HERUKA
BHUTAN, 18TH CENTURY
With remains of polychromy.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.58607
16 cm (6 1/4 in.) high
With remains of polychromy.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.58607
16 cm (6 1/4 in.) high
Footnotes
不丹 十八世紀 泥塑嚇魯嘎像
This detailed plaque depicts a rare form of Heruka from the Lama Gongdu Cycle of Revealed Treasure teachings in the Nyingma tradition, which was reputedly discovered by Sanggye Lingpa (1340-96) in the great cave of Puri Rinchen Barwa in 1364. Standing on two prone figures, the red-bodied Heruka embraces his consort with his primary hands, with the remaining four arms outstretched, holding a sword, a vase, a skull cup and a trident. See a Bhutanese thangka depicting the same deity sold at Bonhams, New York, 12-19 March 2021, lot 373. Also, see a Bhutanese clay tsa tsa of Padmasambhava published in Henss, Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet, 2020, p.384, fig.515.
Provenace:
Private European Collection, acquired in the 1980s