Buddhist Deity: Kalachakra (Sculpture Comparison)
Sculpture Comparison | Kalachakra Sculpture MasterworksThree Photographs of the Same Sculpture:
The sculpture on the left side HAR #6021 was photographed in Shalu Monastery. The other images were included in two art publications. The #9230 image was exhibited and published in Germany sometime between 2010 and 2015. The image of HAR #49445 was published in China by Seer around 2010.
Note the differences between the headdress and crown of image #6021 where a half vajra is clearing seen above the heads of both figures of Kalachakra and Vishvamata. The other two images appear to be missing these crown attributes. Also note that the majority if not all the hand attributes are removable and appear in different hand locations between all three images. Some attributes from the earlier Shalu photo appear to be missing altogether in the later two photographs.
Jeff Watt 7-2019
