• Dimension: Height: 9 in (22.9 cm) Length: 8 in (20.3 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in (14.0 cm)
• Estimate From: $6000
• Estimate To: $12000

The bearded figure is modelled seated on a deer skin over a lotus stand, and is wearing long robes adorned with elaborate semi-precious stone inlaid jewellery and headdress. He is holding one hand aloft and the other holds a scull cup. The front of the stand incised with six character Xuande mark. Ming Dynasty or later.

Provenance: Property from a private collection, Virginia
大成就者毗瓦巴是薩迦道果的傳承祖師，佛教史上公認的印度八十四大成就者之一。造像頭髮捲曲，面部表情的刻畫非常精采，雙目圓鼓，濃眉微蹙，笑露牙齒。毗瓦巴遊戲坐姿，左手托嘎巴拉碗，右手指向天空，顯示他以手指定住太陽的法力。軀體肚大腰圓，四肢粗壯，姿態輕鬆自若，是密修者所具有的神秘忿怒力量之外在體現。整像工藝精湛，題材尊貴，極具收藏價值。“大明宣德年施”款識。 來源: 維吉尼亞州私人藏家收藏