A Rare Tibetan Polychrome Wood Figure of Chitipati

LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

清中期木雕彩繪尸陀林連木座
finely worked to show the two skeletal protectors shown in ardhaparyankasana with arms embraced and knees intertwined, creating a mirror image of eachother while balanced on conch and cowrie shells, all while holding ritual implements aloft. Each having a third eye, and wide toothy smile, shown wearing a crown of five skulls and draped in a weightless billowing sash. The whole raised above a lotus lappet pedestal and later hardwood stand.

Height 14 1/4 in., 36.2 cm.

Property from the Collection of Bruce H. and Eleanor A. Knowles, Williamsburg, Virginia

Acquired from TK Oriental Antiques, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 5th, 2011.

Overall decent and stable condition with no major loss. Minor chips and repairs to the flowing ribbon, restorations also on one arm and one headdress.

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A Rare Tibetan Polychrome Wood Figure of Chitipati

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