1st Jun, 2023 12:30
Summer Specialist Sale
Tibetan bronze figure, Yama Dharmaraja upon Nandi
Tibetan bronze figure, modelled in two sections as Yama Dharmaraja, a variant of Manjusri / Manjushri, anthropomorphically cast as a buffalo with feather headdress, standing in pratyalidhasana, his right hand brandishing a ceremonial stick (danda), the left hand in apan mudra, on a separately cast caparisoned bull (sometimes referred to as Nandi), on oval lotus base, 19.5cm high overall
According to the Vajrabhairava Tantra, Manjushri took the form of Yama Dharmaraja to subdue Death ('Yama'), the personification of endless suffering through the cycle of death and rebirth.
Sold for £300
Tibetan bronze figure, modelled in two sections as Yama Dharmaraja, a variant of Manjusri / Manjushri, anthropomorphically cast as a buffalo with feather headdress, standing in pratyalidhasana, his right hand brandishing a ceremonial stick (danda), the left hand in apan mudra, on a separately cast caparisoned bull (sometimes referred to as Nandi), on oval lotus base, 19.5cm high overall
According to the Vajrabhairava Tantra, Manjushri took the form of Yama Dharmaraja to subdue Death ('Yama'), the personification of endless suffering through the cycle of death and rebirth.
Auction: Summer Specialist Sale, 1st Jun, 2023
The sale of the contents from Barrow Court, the former home of the late technology entrepreneur Iann Barron C.B.E.
In Focus: The Barrow Court Sale
Summer Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware & other Collectors Items
The Wine Auction, from the cellars of Barrow Court, and a major consignment, which has until recently been professionally stored at LCB Dinton.
Viewing
Tuesday 30th May - 10am till 5pm at Clevedon Salerooms
Wednesday 31st May - 10am till 5pm at Clevedon Salerooms
