A RARE FIGURE OF KAPALADHARA HEVAJRA

Tibeto-chinese, mid-15th c. H 17 cm. Gilt copper alloy. The eight-headed, sixteen-armed deity stands in prathyalidh posture upon two figures of Mara, obstacles on the path to enlightenment, and is united with his consort Nairatmya. Hevajra, the bearer of kapalas, holds a skull cup in all 16 hands, with deities on one side and animals (including a human) on the other. Magnificent pearl strings cascade from the waist, and the heads are adorned with skull crowns. 漢藏風格，十五世紀中期，高 17 釐米。 合金銅鎏金。八頭十六臂，呈弓步立姿，足踏二尊代表證道障礙之魔眾，與明妃娜若媞密雙身相擁。此持嘎巴拉之喜金剛，十六手各執嘎巴拉碗，碗內一側為諸尊，另一側為禽獸（含人形）。腰際垂掛華麗珠串，諸首皆戴骷髏寶冠。 來源：荷蘭私人收藏，1970年代購得。纽约佳士得 2016年三月十五，245 號拍品。瑞士收藏。著錄：羅伯特・R・比格勒，《王朝與風格》，2017 年，頁 80，圖錄編號 24。 druck bild

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