FINE ART AND ANTIQUE ESTATE AUCTION 147
By Antique Arena Inc
Mar 30, 2024
2910 Coney Island Ave 1st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11235 USA, United States
A large collection of antique items combined from several NYC estates. Fine art, photographs, documents, military memorabilia, art glass, porcelain, decorative antiques, and more…
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LOT 263:

BRONZE YAB YUM VAJRABHAIRAVA TANTRIC BUDDHISM

Sold for: $80
Start price:
$ 50
Estimated price :
$100 - $150
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BRONZE YAB YUM VAJRABHAIRAVA TANTRIC BUDDHISM
Antique Early XX Century Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figurine With Stand Representing Yab Yum Vajrabhairava, Meditational Deity Of Tantric Buddhism. Cast Metal Bronze With Gilt Figure On Stand. Mahayana Buddhism From Tibet And Nepal. Yab-yum (Tibetan: ཡབ་ཡུམ། literally, "father-mother") is a common symbol in the Tibetan Buddhist art of India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibet. It represents the primordial union of wisdom and compassion, depicted as a male deity in union with his female consort through the similar ideas of interpenetration or "coalescence" (Wylie: zung-jug; Sanskrit: yuganaddha), using the concept of Indra's net to illustrate this. The male figure represents compassion and skillful means, while the female partner represents insight. In yab-yum the female is seated on the male's lap. There is a rare presentation of a similar figure but reversed, with the male sitting on the female's lap, called yum-yab.

Dimensions
H 7 1/4 in, W 4 in. All measurements are approximate.

Condition
Overall good antique condition. Signs of wear and Age. Refer to photos. Sold as is.