STATUETTE DE VAJRADHAKA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIE SIÈCLESTATUETTE DE VAJRADHAKA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉDYNASTIE QING, XVIIIE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205031 10 cm (4 in.) highA GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRADHAKA QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清 十八世紀 銅鎏金能食金剛像Vajradhaka is a purification deity originating from the Chakrasamvara cycle of tantras. Tilting his head back, he opens his gaping mouth to receive sesame seeds which fall through his body and into an incense pot containing burning coals. The rising smoke produced from these offerings is intended to clear the defilements of the practitioner, purifying them of all accumulated sins. Compare with an 18th century example sold at Bonhams, New York, 13 September 2011, lot 1069.Provenance:Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1990s