Vajradhara Primordial Buddha with pradnya
Accession Nr.: | 66.55.1 |
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Type: | sculpture; metalwork; statuette |
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Date of production: |
17th–18th centuries
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Materials: | bronze |
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Techniques: | gilt; lost-wax casting |
Dimensions: | height: 18.2 cm |
The statuette represent the primordial Buddha, Vajradhara in accordance with Buddhist iconography. He wears Indian princely attire. A diadem adorns his forehead, and jewelleries ornament his body. He seats in "vajra" postureon a characteristic lotus throne, which shapes a bulging drum. Upcurving lotus petals and engraving decorate the throne. Vajradhara holds a vajra and a bell while he embreces his consort Prajnaparamita, who holds a skull-cum and a chopper, which cuts the root of ignorance.
This masterpiece manifests all significant emblems of the Dzanabadzar School, so it had to create by Dzanabadzar himself or his School.
This masterpiece manifests all significant emblems of the Dzanabadzar School, so it had to create by Dzanabadzar himself or his School.