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Why These Wrathful Deities Bronze Masterworks Define 15th Century China's Golden Era | Sotheby's

This March, Sotheby’s is privileged to present two monumental early Ming Imperial bronze masterpieces from the Bodhimanda Foundation, being sold to raise funds to secure a permanent museum display for its Buddhist art collection. These spectacularly large gilt-bronze figures are not only of the highest quality but also exemplify the distinct Yuan-inspired style of the Imperial Ming workshop where they were produced. Already singular masterpieces at the time of their creation and the largest examples of their type ever to appear at auction, they embody one of the finest legacies of that golden era of early 15th-century China, their quality, sculptural beauty and spiritual power immediately eclipsing the greatest technological advances of the last six centuries. The Panjarnata Mahakala is by far the largest early Ming reign-marked bronze in private hands, measuring 72 cm. high, outranked only by two Yongle bodhisattvas, one at Qinghai Provincial Museum, the other at the Cernuschi Museum in Paris. The sheer power and adamantine casting of the protector deity marks it out as one of the greatest Imperial Tibeto-Chinese bronzes of the early Ming dynasty. The Kapaladhara Hevajra is also of exceptional size, measuring 67.5 cm. high, and coupled with its extraordinary tour-de-force of quality is unparalleled in any museum or private collection. Wrathful Deities: Masterworks from the Bodhimanda Foundation Auction will take place on 19 March. Still haven’t subscribed to Sotheby’s on YouTube? ►►    / @sothebys   Want more information on the sale? ►► https://www.sothebys.com/en/auction-c...