AN EXCEPTIONAL GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SHRI DEVI

The exceptional quality of craftsmanship indicates that this figure was most likely created at the royal workshops in Beijing. Provenance: Important private Czech collection. 金鎏铜吉祥天母像 中国, 18世纪, 高16.5cm 天母是藏传佛教唯一的女相护法神。她侧身骑在一头白骡上, 穿行在一片血海中, 右手挥舞着她亲生儿子的骷髅, 左手端着一只盛着人血的人头骨, 身下的鞍则是用她儿子的皮做成。