A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY | 明十五/十六世紀 鎏金銅金剛薩埵坐像

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA

MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

明十五/十六世紀 鎏金銅金剛薩埵坐像

cast seated in vajraparyankasana, the right hand holding a vajra, sumptuously adorned with jewellery and a dhoti, with a long celestial scarf draped across the shoulders and arms, the meditative face framed by large earrings and an elaborate five-pointed crown, the hair gathered in an elaborate chignon

Height 24.3 cm, 9⅝ in.