AN INSCRIBED GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A DAKINI, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY Tibetan-Chinese. The wrathful deity striding in alidhasana, the hands raised in karana mudra, wearing a tiger skin with an inscription incised to the back, adorned with a dharmachakra hanging at the waist below her voluptuous breasts, the face with a fierce expression, her neatly incised hair elegantly falling over her back and surmounted by a skull finial.

Inscriptions: To the back of the tiger skin, 'Wang' (king), referring to the tiger's role in the animal kingdom.

Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, minuscule nicks and few casting irregularities.

Weight: 165.6 g (excl. base) and 189.6 g (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 10 cm (excl. base) and 11.4 cm (incl. base)

With a modern wood base. (2)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 20 March 2009, lot 1373
Price: USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 9,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of a Dakini, 17^th/18^th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related expression and dhamrachakra, and related size (12 cm). Note the matching base on this lot.


十七至十八世紀銅鎏金荼吉尼立像
漢藏。天神荼吉尼大步入定，雙手結造仙露印，身著虎皮，背部刻有銘文，豐腴雙乳下掛法輪，面容凶狠，頭髮整齊披在後背，上有一個骷髏頭飾。

款識：虎皮背面可見“王”字

來源：匈牙利私人收藏。
品相：品相非常好，輕微磨損、微小的刻痕和輕微鑄造缺陷。

重量：165.6 克 (不含底座) 與189.6 克 (含底座)
尺寸：高10 厘米(不含底座) 與 11.4 厘米(含底座)

現代木底座。(2)

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2009年3月20日，lot 1373
價格：USD 7,500（相當於今日 EUR 9,500）
描述：十七/十八世紀銅鎏金荼吉尼像
專家評論：比較非常相近的神情和法輪，以及相近尺寸 (12 厘米)。請注意此項相符的底座。