Guhyasamaja Manjuvaira

Unknown (Chinese)

Item type:

sculpture

Date of creation:

18th century

Height:

35.0 cm  (13 3/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

copper alloy, gilding and pigments

Place of creation:

Zhongguo [China] (中国 )

Description

The god, with three heads and six arms, sits in the diamond position, with the legs crossed, linked in sexual intercourse with his tantric partner Vajradhatvishvari. His central hands grasp the vajra and gantha; among the surviving attributes of the goddess are the bell and the lotus flower.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Ghanta [2403]

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. "Tibetan art collection at the Museo d'Arte Orientale, Turin", Music in Art 34/1-2 (2009) 337-345.

RIdIM record id

3148