59 | premium
A RARE LARGE BUDDHIST BRONZE OF VAJRAPANI, CHINA, MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG (1736- 1795)
A large bronze depicting Vajrapani in his wrathful form, in the pratayalidha pose, one leg bent and the other inclined and straight, on his outstretched arm the hand holds a cleaver and the other hand holding the kapala cup. Up on his head wears a crown of skulls framing his flaming hair, his chest enhanced with a necklace of snakes and jewels, the figure posed upon a large base shaped with lotus petals between a cartridge bearing in lower relief a seven-character mark of Emperor Qianlong. In good conditions, apart the pins of the statue that fixes it to the base have been restored and re-welded in the past, some surface wears and small dents to the edges and some scratches.
36 cm high, 27 cm wide
36 cm high, 27 cm wide
ESTIMATE € 30.000 - 35.000
Provenance: from the private collection of a north Italian gentleman in the property since 1980-90
Note: Vajrapani is represented with great frequency in Buddhist iconography as one of the three protective deities of the Buddha, each of which symbolizes his virtues: Ma\F1jusri (wisdom), Avalokitesvara (compassion) and Vajrapani (power). Vajrapani is considered the savior of snakes (naga), and since nagas are believed to have the power to control rain clouds, Vajrapani as their protector is considered God of rain, and Buddhists pray to him when rain is scarce or is too abundant- for this attribute his cult has merged with that of Indra, the Hindu deity of rain.
Note: Vajrapani is represented with great frequency in Buddhist iconography as one of the three protective deities of the Buddha, each of which symbolizes his virtues: Ma\F1jusri (wisdom), Avalokitesvara (compassion) and Vajrapani (power). Vajrapani is considered the savior of snakes (naga), and since nagas are believed to have the power to control rain clouds, Vajrapani as their protector is considered God of rain, and Buddhists pray to him when rain is scarce or is too abundant- for this attribute his cult has merged with that of Indra, the Hindu deity of rain.
LOTS
37
A RARE BRONZE MIRROR, LATE EASTERN HAN, THREE KINGDOMS PERIOD, LATE 2ND-3RD CENTURY
A RARE BRONZE MIRROR, LATE EASTERN HAN, THREE KINGDOMS PERIOD, LATE 2ND-3RD CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
39
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE DUCK CENSER AND COVER, CHINA, LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE DUCK CENSER AND COVER, CHINA, LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 1.500 - 2.000
40 | premium
A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF DAOIST GOD WENCHANG WANG, CHINA, LATE MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF DAOIST GOD WENCHANG WANG, CHINA, LATE MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
ESTIMATE € 10.000 - 15.000
41 | premium
A LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, SHI-SOU MARK, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
A LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, SHI-SOU MARK, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 20.000 - 30.000
42
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA, SINO-TIBET, QING DYNASTY, 18TH; 19TH CENTURY
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA, SINO-TIBET, QING DYNASTY, 18TH; 19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 1.000 - 1.500
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A PAIR OF ROUGE DE FER ENAMELLED LOTUS OVOID VASES AD COVERS, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (2)
A PAIR OF ROUGE DE FER ENAMELLED LOTUS OVOID VASES AD COVERS, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (2)
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1.200
48
A RARE SMALL VASE IN GRES AND ENAMELLED IN AMBER AND GREEN, PROBABLY MID MING DYNASTY
A RARE SMALL VASE IN GRES AND ENAMELLED IN AMBER AND GREEN, PROBABLY MID MING DYNASTY
ESTIMATE € 100 - 200