2203 VAJRABHAIRAVA IN YAB-YUM. VAJRABHAIRAVA IN YAB-YUM. Tibet. 18th/19th c. Bronze with fire-gilding and pigments. According to the tradition with a buffalo head and eight more heads. In his 34 arms he is holding several attributes, partly movable. The apron of skulls, human heads and hands is movable, too. With his 16 feet he is trampling on divine, human and animal beings. In close embrace with his female companion Vajravetali, a wrathful emanation of Sarasvati, who is holding a kapala bowl and a katriki knife. The separately cast base maybe originally closed. As conqueror of the death (Yama Antaka) is he a wrathful aspect of Manjusri, found mostly in the practice of the Gelugpa school and texts by Tsongkhapa and Pabongka. Weight 2678g, height 19.5cm, width 16cm, depth 7.5cm. Condition A/B. Provenance: -Private collection Cologne, acquired in the 1960s/70s. 鎏金大威德金刚双身修法铜像 西藏 18/19世紀 重量2678g/高19.5cm/宽16cm/深7.5cm 銅胎鍍金色斑。 分開的底座可能为原封。 来源：科隆私人收藏 ,于20世紀60， 70年代获得。 € 3.500 - 5.000 | $ 3.815 - 5.450
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