A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA AND BHAGVANI.

Tibet, probably 19th Century.

The couple standing in an amorous embrace, Vajradhara wearing a five-lobed tiara over his fiery hair, a ghanta bell and a vajra in his hands, his long-haired consort in a similar headdress, her arm outstretched, holding a kapala and a kartrika, 39cm H, 4.3kg.

西藏约十九世纪 铜鎏金金剛總持像

This Buddhist power couple represents the two complementary aspects of Enlightenment: Vajradhara symbolises compassion, Bhagvani - wisdom, both necessary to achieve the ultimate spiritual goal.

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