A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHRI DEVITIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4908
20.2 cm (7 15/16 in.) high Footnotes西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金吉祥天母像
Provenance:
With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s
The origins of the wrathful tantric deity Shri Devi, also known as Palden Lhamo, and Magzor Gyalmo (Queen of War), derive from the Brahmanical goddess Durga. Known in Tibet as a defender of the faith, she is fearsomely depicted riding a mule on a saddle of flayed human skin, concealing her emanation as the compassionate bodhisattva Tara. In her dynamic, yogic posture comprising an outstretched right arm, a left hand holding a skull cup, and a scarf fluttering around her head, she accomplishes her mission as an active goddess protecting the Dharma.
Her role links her specifically to the Gelug order as the defender of the Dalai Lamas. Linked in style to Tashi Lhunpo, a monastery built by the First Dalai Lama, Gedun Drubpa (1391-1474) located in Shigatse, Central Tibet, this Shri Devi illustrates the connection between art and their associative religious orders. The thick, orbed treatment of the mandorla, the lotus petal design, and decorative elements are similar in modeling to images with stylistic connections to Tashi Lhunpo monastery, including a Hayagriva figure in the Musée Guimet (von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. 455, no. 125F); a Vajrabhairava image sold at Bonhams, Hong Kong, 29 November 2016, lot 13; and a figure of Chakrasamvara from the Claude de Marteau Collection, Part 2, sold in Bonhams, Paris, 4 October 2022, lot 36. Other similarities, particularly with the bubbles of jewels along the base and baroque treatment of the aureole, closely relate to a thangka of White Mahakala, which features an image of Shri Devi in the lower right corner (Thurman & Rhie, Worlds of Transformation, 1999, no. 145, pp. 385-6).
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHRI DEVITIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4908
20.2 cm (7 15/16 in.) high Footnotes西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金吉祥天母像
Provenance:
With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s
The origins of the wrathful tantric deity Shri Devi, also known as Palden Lhamo, and Magzor Gyalmo (Queen of War), derive from the Brahmanical goddess Durga. Known in Tibet as a defender of the faith, she is fearsomely depicted riding a mule on a saddle of flayed human skin, concealing her emanation as the compassionate bodhisattva Tara. In her dynamic, yogic posture comprising an outstretched right arm, a left hand holding a skull cup, and a scarf fluttering around her head, she accomplishes her mission as an active goddess protecting the Dharma.
Her role links her specifically to the Gelug order as the defender of the Dalai Lamas. Linked in style to Tashi Lhunpo, a monastery built by the First Dalai Lama, Gedun Drubpa (1391-1474) located in Shigatse, Central Tibet, this Shri Devi illustrates the connection between art and their associative religious orders. The thick, orbed treatment of the mandorla, the lotus petal design, and decorative elements are similar in modeling to images with stylistic connections to Tashi Lhunpo monastery, including a Hayagriva figure in the Musée Guimet (von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. 455, no. 125F); a Vajrabhairava image sold at Bonhams, Hong Kong, 29 November 2016, lot 13; and a figure of Chakrasamvara from the Claude de Marteau Collection, Part 2, sold in Bonhams, Paris, 4 October 2022, lot 36. Other similarities, particularly with the bubbles of jewels along the base and baroque treatment of the aureole, closely relate to a thangka of White Mahakala, which features an image of Shri Devi in the lower right corner (Thurman & Rhie, Worlds of Transformation, 1999, no. 145, pp. 385-6).
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