A VAJRAPANI BRONZE 14TH CENTURYTibet, 14th - 15th century. Well cast copper bronze with sparse remnants of gilding. Fine detail work and incisions. Provenance: From the private collection of Thomas Chen, Taiwan. Thereafter German private collection. Thomas Chen (Chen Baizhong) has published, among others, the well-known reference book ‘Gods of Wealth in Tibetan Buddhism Art’.Condition: Remarkably good condition given its high age. Significant wear and some casting flaws. Well-developed natural patina.Weight: 240.2 grams.Dimensions: Height 11 cm.Striding in Alidhasana atop a lotus pedestal, holding a vajra aloft in his right hand and forming Kataka mudra with his left. The wrathful deity is clad in short tiger skin and adorned with celestial bands, the face with bulging eyes and snarling teeth, surmounted by a foliate tiara.Compare with another Vajrapani bronze of similar size and date at Christies New York, ‘Indian and South East Asian Art’, September 16th, 2014, lot 249. This example is also found in Himalayan Art Resources as item no. 23420. 十四世紀金剛手菩薩銅像西藏，十四至十五世紀。銅像鑄造精良，局部剩餘鎏金。細節精細。來源：臺灣Thomas Chen私人收藏 ；之後德國私人收藏。Thomas Chen (Chen Baizhong) 曾經出版過一本關於西藏佛教藝術中的財神的書。品相：出色，尤其銅像的年代如此久遠。明顯磨損，一些小孔；天然生成的包漿重量：240.2 克尺寸：高11 厘米