Antique
Chinese Gilded Bronze Buddha Vajrasadhu
Yab
Yum on Lion Origin: China. Circa: 1900S' H
11.5" (29cm), W 8" (20cm), D 5.5" (14cm) Condition: Very Good!
A
powerful aged bronze depicting Vajrasadhu with consort. Vajrasadhu is seated on
a roaring lion, dressed in embroidery-hemmed robe caught high on the waist with
a clasped girdle, its flowing sleeves ruffled by the animated currents surrounding
him. He is holding a conch in his right hand and the jewel-spitting mongoose in
his left. The lion has a bell collar, shaggy eyebrows, floppy ears and a mane
of gracefully twirling locks, its furry raised tail terminating in five sections.
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The
bronze is finely cast, the details accomplished with a high degree of artistry.
Skilled hand chasing brings out the rhythms of flowing hair; the precious jewels,
braids and ornaments. The figures' features are individualized, the consort with
a vibrant expression, her head thrown back and her piercing eyes on Vajrasadhu,
holding in each hand. The fabric of a celestial scarf that floats about her body.
The Vajrasadhu's jiangda
hat is one worn by secular geluns, or local chiefs, of pre-Buddhist Tibet, dating
back to Shang China and worn officially up to the time of the Democratic Reform.
This secular hat can be understood as a symbol confirming Vajrasadhu's executive
authority, having been appointed by Padmasambhava himself.
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