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SMALL STATUE OF MAHAKALA - PANJARNATA (LORD OF THE PAVILION) (Item No. Rupa 01)

Price: £65 (including postage Worldwide)

Origin: Tibet
Age: 50 - 250 years approx
Height: 60mm (2.4 inches) approx

An old, well cast attractive small statue of the Buddhist protector being Mahakala in the form called 'Lord of the Pavilion' or 'Lord of the Tent'.

Mahakala is a wrathful protector being found in Mongolia, Tibet and Nepal. He has many forms with different numbers of arms etc, but in this simple 2 legged and 2 armed form he is a protector of Buddhist temples and also reputedly used as a protector of nomads tent homes (although some experts disagree with this). He is a very popular being with Lamas and laypeople alike and images or masks or statues of him are often put near doorways to act as a protector.

Suitable for placing on an altar or keeping with you at all times as a traveling statue due to it's small size.

A wonderful little statue with a lot of history.

SMALL STATUE OF MAHAKALA - PANJARNATA (LORD OF THE PAVILION) (Item No. Rupa 02)

Price: £49 (including postage Worldwide)

Origin: Tibet
Age: 50 - 150 years approx
Height: 54mm (2.2 inches) approx

An old, well cast attractive small statue of the Buddhist protector being Mahakala in the form called 'Lord of the Pavilion' or 'Lord of the Tent'.

Suitable for placing on an altar or keeping with you at all times as a traveling statue due to it's small size.

A wonderful little statue.

BRONZE STATUE OF THE BUDDHA (Item No. Rupa 03)

Price: £145 (including postage in UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £40)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £70)

Origin: Tibet or China
Age: 50 - 150 years approx
Height: 195mm (7.8 inches) approx
Width: 144mm (5.6 inches) approx
Depth: 95mm (3.75 inches) approx
Weight: 2.1 kg approx

A very attractive, surprisingly heavy, bronze statue of the Buddha.

The statue is in good condition and shows the Buddha sitting infront of a dorje/vajra molded into the bronze. There is also a double dorje molded on the back of the statue's base.

A delightful Buddha for an altar or suitable to grace a house or shrine room.

LARGE CLOISONNE GREEN TARA STATUE (Item No. Rupa 04)

Price: £485 (including postage in UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £40)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £70)

Origin: Tibet
Age: 5 - 10 years approx
Height: 470mm (18.5 inches) approx
Width: 293mm (11.6 inches) approx
Depth: 230mm (9 inches) approx
Weight: 9.0 kg approx

A very beautiful, heavy, large cloisonne Green Tara statue. These are the types of statues made for Buddhist temples today in modern Tibet, and such statues rarely get to the West.

The statue is made of brass and has been finished to a dull polish rather than a high metalic shine, giving the statue a grounded feel. It is decorated with glass cloisonne flowers on her clothes.

The iconography is correct and the detailing of the statue is very crisp. The statue is very fine, imposing and well made, and is suitable for use in a shrine room, on an altar or could simply be enjoyed as a work of art.

DANCING DAKINI (Item No. Rupa 05)

Price: £195 (including postage in UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £15)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £35)

Origin: Tibet or China
Age: 40 - 150 years approx
Height: 283mm (11.2 inches) approx
Overall Width: 186mm (7.4 inches) approx
Depth: 85mm (3.4 inches) approx

A bronze statue of a dancing dakini.

A well proportioned, powerful statue of an unknonw dakini - the empowered female. A dakini is a female being, a spirit or a skywalker (witch), generally shown dancing on one leg. A male version is called a daka..

She stands on a lotus and moon base holding a kapala skull cup filled with blood in her one hand, and a flaying knife in her other. She is naked except for a necklace of skulls, and the bone ornaments of a dancing dakini.

The casting of the statue is crisp and fine and the statue has a powerful massive quality. It is in excellent condition. It is suitable for an altar or for display.

GILDED COPPER VAJRASATTVA STATUE (Item No. Rupa 06)

Price: £115 (including postage Worldwide)

Origin: Nepal
Age: 15 - 50 years approx
Height: 130 (5.1 inches) approx
Width: 95mm (3.75 inches) approx
Depth: 52mm (2,0 inches) approx

A small beautifully made,copper and gold statue from Patan in Nepla of Vajrasattva - the Vajra Hero.

The statue is very well made, with gold plated body, arms, feet, face and crown, and the eyes are hand painted. It is very well detailed.

The statue is in good condition, with a little of the gold rubbed off above his eyes, but this does not detract from it's beauty. Suitable for use in a shrine room, on an altar or could simply be enjoyed as a work of art.

GILDED BRONZE WITH POLYCHROME VAISHRAVANA STATUE (Item No. Rupa 07)

Price: £175 (including postage Worldwide)

Origin: TIBET
Age: 100 - 250 years approx
Height: 100 (4.0 inches) approx
Width: 83mm (3.4 inches) approx
Depth: 40mm (1.5 inches) approx

A small beautifully made, antique bronze and gold statue of the dharmapala (protector of the dharma) Vaishravana, guardian deity of the North and god of wealth, shown riding on his snow lion.

The statue is very well detailed, and is in excellent condition. The statue has gold applied to his face and hands, and also to the face of the snow lion. Is very old, with nice patination, and some of the gold has worn off over time, but there is still a large amount remaining. The statue has dull reddish-brown polychrome decoration on the body of Vaishravana.

A very nice example of a small. old Tibetan statue. Suitable for use in a shrine room, on an altar or could simply be enjoyed as a work of art.

SMALL COPPER VASUDHARA STATUE (Item No. Rupa 08)

Price: £38 (including postage Worldwide)

Origin: Nepal
Age: 5 - 15 years approx
Height: 66mm (2.6 inches) approx
Width: 41mm (1.6 inches) approx
Depth: 29mm (1.2 inches) approx

A beautiful, small statue of Vasudhara, the goddess of abundance.

Vasudhara's name means 'stream of gems' in Sanskrit, and she is a Buddhist bodhisattva of wealth, prosperity, and abundance. She is popular in many Buddhist countries, especially in Nepal where she has a strong following.

The statue shows her four armed form, and is made of copper. It is beautifully detailed. The iconography is correct and it is small enough for use as a personal travelling statue, placed on an altar, or could simply be enjoyed as a work of art.

BRONZE GILT AND POLYCHROME HAYAGRIVA STATUE (Item No. Rupa 09)

Price: £180 (including postage Worldwide)

Origin: Tibet
Age: 40 - 150 years approx
Height: 162mm (6.4 inches) approx
Width: 118mm (4.3 inches) approx
Depth: 52mm (2.0 inches) approx

A well proportioned statue of Hayagriva, the wrathful horse headed dharmapala (protector of the dharma).

Hayagriva can easily be told aprt from other wrathful Tibetan beings because he is always shown with a horses head coming out of the top of his own head. The horse is said to scream and the scream is so awful it shatters reality, revealing the true nature of reality underneath. In Tibet Hayagriva is often called \Horse Neck'..

The statue shows Hayagriva standing on two people. He is naked except for a tiger skin and the freshly flayed skin of an elephant, which he uses as a cloak. He holds a skull head club in his right hand, and is surrounded by a halo of fire.

A powerful statue, suitable for use on an altar if Hayagriva is part of your practice, or enjoyed as a work of Tibetan art.

BRONZE BHAIRAVA STATUE (Item No. Rupa 10)

Price: £160 (including postage Worldwide)

Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 40 - 150 years approx
Height: 203mm (8.0inches) approx
Width: 140mm (5 inches) approx
Depth: 45mm (1.7 inches) approx

A well proportioned statue of Bhairava, the wrathful dharmapala (protector of the dharma).

Bhairava is seen as a wrathful manifestation of the Indian god Shiva, and is important in Nepal to both Buddhists and Hindus. He is considered a protector and a guide to those who wish to follow a spiritual path.

The statue shows Bhairava standing dancing in his eight armed form, wrapped with snakes and surrounded with a halo of flames. He is naked except for a tiger skin and in each of his eight hands he holds a Buddhist ritual object. On his head sits the Buddha.

A rare and powerful statue, suitable for use on an altar if Bhairava is part of your practice, or enjoyed as a work of Tibetan art.

LARGE CLOISONNE WHITE TARA STATUE (Item No. Rupa 11)

Price: £485 (including postage in UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £50)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £95)

Origin: Tibet
Age: 5 - 10 years approx
Height: 483mm (19 inches) approx
Width: 292mm (11.5 inches) approx
Depth: 235mm (7.1 inches) approx
Weight: 9.1 kg

A very beautiful, very heavy, large White Tara statue made in Tibet by a small Tibetan company who make traditional Buddhist statues for internal Tibetan use. These are the types of statues made for Buddhist temples today in modern Tibet, and such statues rarely get to the West.

The statue is made of brass and has been finished to a dull polish rather than a high metallic shine, giving the statue a grounded feel. It is decorated with glass cloisonne flowers on her clothes.

LARGE AMITAYUS BUDDHA STATUE (Item No. Rupa 12)

Price: £350 (including postage in UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £40)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £70)

Origin: Tibet
Age: 5 - 10 years approx
Height: 425mm (16.75 inches) approx
Width: 235mm (9.25 inches) approx
Depth: 155mm (6.1 inches) approx
Weight: 5.1 kg

A very beautiful, heavy, large statue of Amitayus - the Buddha of long life, made in Tibet by a small Tibetan company who make traditional Buddhist statues for internal Tibetan use. These are the types of statues made for Buddhist temples today in modern Tibet, and such statues rarely get to the West.

The statue is made of brass and has been finished to a dull polish rather than a high metallic shine, giving the statue a grounded feel.

LARGE STATUE OF THE GODDESS MAHAPRATISARA (Item No. Rupa 13)

Price: £235 (including postage in UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £40)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £70)

Origin: China or Tibet
Age: 25 - 100 years approx
Height: 305mm (12 inches) approx
Width: 225mm (10 inches) approx
Depth: 172mm (6.75 inches) approx

A large, heavy bronze with gold paste decoration statue of the Tibetan Buddhist long-life mother goddess Usnisha-vijaya.

Mahapratisara has four heads and eight arms. She is white in colour and often her heads are coloured yellow, white, red and green. Traditionally In her right hands she holds a vajra, an arrow, a sword and in her left hands holds a trident, a bow and an axe while her two principal hands hold a wheel and a garment - although now none of these items remain with the statue.

It is said that offerings and mantras made to this protectress deity gives great benefit and protection from all forms of dangers and illness, and helps to eliminate past non-virtuous karma. People who perform her practice are said to take rebirth in higher realms, their body becoming a vajra body which is not affected by fire, weapons and others means of harm.

The statue is not of the highest quality, the detailing is not fine, but it is still a nicely proportioned, large rupa. She does not hold any of the ritual objects which she normally holds, these may well have been separate to the statue and lost during it's life.

The statue is suitable for use in a shrine room, on an altar or could simply be enjoyed as a work of art.

STATUE OF GREEN TARA (Item No. Rupa 14)

Price: £48 (including postage in the UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £10)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £15)

Origin: Tibet or China
Age: 20 - 150 years approx
Height: 200mm (7.9 inches) approx
Width: 120mm (4.75 inches) approx
Depth: 113mm (4.5 inches) approx

A bronze statue of the popular Tibetan Buddhist goddess Green Tara.

It is very hard to say for sure exactly how old this statue is, as it is very corroded. This could be a deliberate modern application of chemical corrosion to make the statue look older than it is, or it could be a very old, naturally corroded statue. It is well made and the corrosion is uniform and looks to be real, so I suspect this is in fact an old statue which has had a hard life - but it is hard to be 100% sure.

The statue quite well detailed and well made in good condition despite the corrosion. It is suitable for use in a shrine room, on an altar or could simply be enjoyed as a work of art.

TALL STATUE OF PADMAPANI - THE LOTUS BEARER (Item No. Rupa 15)

Price: £145 (including postage in the UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £40)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £80)

Origin: Nepal
Age: 5 - 20 years approx
Height: 800mm (31.5 inches) approx
Width: 30.5mm (12 inches) approx
Depth: 160mm (6.3 inches) approx

A very large standing brass statue of the popular Tibetan Buddhist Bodhisattva Padmapani.

Padmapani or 'Lotus-Bearer' is one of the more common aspects of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion.

This is a large statue which quite well detailed but not of the finest detailing. It is well made in good condition, and is suitable for use in a shrine room, on an altar or could simply be enjoyed as a work of art.

DORJE PHAGMO (VAJRAVARAHI)- THE SOW HEADED DAKINI (Item No. Rupa 16)

Price: £105 (including postage in UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £15)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £35)

Origin: Tibet, Nepal or China
Age: 20 - 150 years approx
Height: 198mm (7.8 inches) approx
Width: 125mm (4.8 inches) approx
Depth: 68mm (2.7 inches) approx

A bronze statue of the dancing dakini Dorje Phagmo.

A dakini is a female being, a spirit or a witch, generally shown dancing on one leg. A male version is called a daka.

Dorje Phagmo is always shown with a sows head coming our from her own. She is an ecstatically fierce dakini, whose sow's head screeches like a pig and shatters illusion. The screech obliterates all human concepts which limit our view of everyday reality.

She stands on a lotus and moon base, surrounded by a halo of flames which is removable. She holds a kapala skull cup filled with blood in her one hand, and a flaying knife in her other. The casting of the statue is crisp and fine and the statue is in excellent condition. It is suitable for an altar or for display.

WRATHFUL BEING - PROBABLY A FORM OF MAHAKALA STATUE (Item No. Rupa 17)

Price: £69 (including postage in UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £10)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £20)

Origin: Tibet, Nepal or China
Age: 5 - 10 years approx
Height: 210mm (8.25 inches) approx
Width: 200mm (7.9 inches) approx
Depth: 58mm (2.3 inches) approx

An unusual brass statue of a wrathful being, probably a form of Mahakala riding upon a Kylin.

The statue is well cast and is in good condition.

MEDICINE BUDDHA STATUE (Item No. Rupa 18)

Price: £34 (including postage in UK)
(Postage to Europe - additional £10)
(Postage Outside of Europe - additional £20)

Origin: Nepal
Age: 120 - 50 years approx
Height: 140mm (5.5 inches) approx
Width: 75mm (3 inches) approx
Depth: 60mm (2.3 inches) approx

The Medicine Buddha is the Buddha of medicine and healing, and he represents the healing aspects of the historical Buddha Sakyamuni.

This is a village cast statue and although being a little crude it has a great deal of charm. It is quite heavy for its size is in very nice condition.

Suitable for an altar or for decoration.