A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Prajnaparamita, 15th-17th century

A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Prajnaparamita 15th-17th century the four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, her two lower hands in abhaya mudra and dhyana mudra, her two upper hands holding a manuscript and a vajra, wearing a long flowing dhoti decorated in relief with floral bands and with beaded rims and inset with turquoise, armbands, bracelets, earrings, and necklace, and an ornate conical crown 11cm high, weight 314.5 grams Prajnaparamita is the living embodiment of the Prajnaparamita sutra, a manuscript dated to the 1st century BCE that serves as a foundational text for Mahayana and Vajrayana principles. In essence, it expounds on the transcendental knowledge of emptiness, referring to the illusionary nature of the material world, as well as to the realm of infinite space from which all things originate from and return to following their dissolution. As the mother of all Buddhas and goddess of supreme wisdom, she is portrayed in a four-armed form that was celebrated among the Newari Buddhist communities and Tibetan monasteries employing Newari craftsmen. Provenance: Rosalind Fay Goldman (1925-2025) Philip Goldman (1922-2012) 明十五-十七世紀 銅鎏金般若佛母像（克重314.5克） 拍品來源：英國古董商古德曼伉儷私人收藏 Condition Report: some turquiose insets missing and rubbing to gilding especially on the back of the lotus base Condition Report Disclaimer, A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Prajnaparamita, A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Prajnaparamita 15th-17th century the four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, her two lower hands in abhaya mudra and dhyana mudra, her two upper hands holding a manuscript and a vajra, wearing a long flowing dhoti decorated in relief with floral bands and with beaded rims and inset with turquoise, armbands, bracelets, earrings, and necklace, and an ornate conical crown 11cm high, weight 314.5 grams Prajnaparamita is the living embodiment of the Prajnaparamita sutra, a manuscript dated to the 1st century BCE that serves as a foundational text for Mahayana and Vajrayana principles. In essence, it expounds on the transcendental knowledge of emptiness, referring to the illusionary nature of the material world, as well as to the realm of infinite space from which all things originate from and return to following their dissolution. As the mother of all Buddhas and goddess of supreme wisdom, she is portrayed in a four-armed form that was celebrated among the Newari Buddhist communities and Tibetan monasteries employing Newari craftsmen. Provenance: Rosalind Fay Goldman (1925-2025) Philip Goldman (1922-2012) 明十五-十七世紀 銅鎏金般若佛母像（克重314.5克） 拍品來源：英國古董商古德曼伉儷私人收藏, dhyanasana, abhaya mudra, dhyana mudra, dhoti, Prajnaparamita sutra, Provenance, Condition Report:, some turquiose insets missing and rubbing to gilding especially on the back of the lotus base, Condition Report Disclaimer

Estimate:£2,500

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