Citipati figure – Bronze – Nepal

Name: Citipati figure - Bronze - Nepal
SKU: 63.260
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About this object

A Nepalese bronze figure of Shri Shma Citipati. The Citipati are an intricate part of the iconography of (especially) Vajrayana Buddhism. Often they are depicted as a pair of dancing skeletons (one male, one female), dancing wildly in a halo of flames which symbolizes the transformational power of fire and the constantly shifting character of reality. Their dance represents the dance of life and death, the dynamic interaction between creation and destruction and the everlasting flow of life. And the happiness that comes from the ultimate liberation of breaking free from the cycle of reincarnation Standing on a lotus base in a dynamic pose, his legs spread apart, wearing a loose skirt and a ribbon looping over his shoulders, holding a kapala and a human foot, the head adorned with side ribbons and a small skull headdress surmounted with vajra, the eyes and the kapala highlighted in red pigment, Provenance: former private Italian collection.

Object:	Citipati figure
Ethnic group:
Country:	Nepal
Material:	Bronze
Period:	Mid 20^th century
Sold with stand:	No
Dimensions:	19x12x5 cm
Weight:	560 gram
Condition:	Good condition, used with some signs of wear

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