Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Hevajra (Buddhist Deity) - Retinue Figure

ཀྱེ་རྡོ་རྗེ། ནང་ལྷ། 喜金刚(佛教本尊)
(item no. 13934)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1400 - 1499
Lineages Sakya and Buddhist
Size 15.20cm (5.98in) high
Material Metal, Mercuric Gild
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Semi-Peaceful

Gender: Female

Interpretation / Description

Gauri Devi from the eight goddess retinue of Shri Hevajra.

"...in the east black Gauri, right hand holding a curved knife, left a rohita fish."

Jeff [added 9-2023]

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Buddhist Deity: Hevajra (Retinue Figures)
Subject: Gauri, Yogini, Nairatmya
Collection: Sotheby's New York (Sculpture, September, 2023)