MATERIAL: Clay
DIMENSIONS: 52 cm (20 1/2 in.) high
NOTES: Provenance: Peter Hardt, New York, 2000s.
Compare with a closely related examples (HAR 31961 and 50345).
Compare with a closely related examples (HAR 31961 and 50345).
ITEM ID: 5430
Large Polychrome Clay Tsatsa of Vajrabhairva
DATE
Century: 19th (1801-1900)
Tsatsa of this scale are very rare and this representation of Vajrabhairava embracing his consort Vajravetali is finely detailed in deep relief.
Vajrabhairava has a central buffalo head and six profile faces, thirty-four arms, and sixteen legs. In his hands, he holds thirty-two different attributes, tantric implements, weapons, and trophies symbolizing his power to subdue the five poisons: ignorance, attachment, aversion, pride, and envy. Vajrabhairava tramples upon the bodies of the eight worldly deities, symbolizing his dominance over the life and death of all beings.
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