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18th Century Wooden Polychrome Tibetan Vajrapani browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Indian Subcontinent:Himalayas:Pre 1800: item # 745547 Please refer to our stock # 1050 when inquiring.
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Details: An attractive and unusual wooden image of Vajrapani from Tibet. This icon brandishes a vajra in an exorcising gesture in his right hand, and with his left hand makes the threatening gesture with his index finger pointed up. His taut posture is the active warrior pose (pratayalidha, based on an archer’s stance) to show a terrifying readiness to do battle with evil. He has flaming gold hair, two popping eyes and his beard and eyebrows have flame-like forms. His long necklace and tiger skin loincloth are typical of wrathful deities, but generally his ornaments are those of the benign bodhisattvas: a jeweled five point crown, elaborate earrings, bracelets, necklaces and anklets. His active posture, arm gestures, toes that are curled upwards, hair standing on end and swirling scarf loosely draped around his shoulders all convey a suggestion of imminent movement and agitation. Vajrapani or the Thunderbolt Bearer is a wrathful and powerful deity and the remover of obstacles. As a fierce protector of the Buddhist faith he is often portrayed near the entrance to shrine halls in Tibetan and Mongolian temples. Age: 18th Century. Height: 12.5 cm excluding base. Remarks: As can be seen from the photos, there is some damage to the right side of the large nimbus.
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