Lot 87. A gilt-bronze figure of Hayagriva, Tibet, 18th-19th century; 18.5cm (7 2/8in) high. Estimate £ 7,000-9,000. Sold for £ 15,000 (€ 17,165). © Bonhams.

The deity cast striding in alidhasana over a lotus base, adorned with snakes around the neck and ankles, the face ferocious with bared fangs and bulging eyes, surmounted by a skull tiara surrounding the high chignon set with a horse head, complete with removable silk garments which include a tiger skin around the waist and a cloud collar at the neck, the sealed base incised with a double vajra. 

Provenance: the Jeannette Claude Jongen collection of Buddhist Art.

Published and Illustrated: A.Neven, Etudes D'Art Lamaique et de L'Himalaya, Brussels, 1978, p.112, pl.12 (the catalogue is offered as part of the lot).

Note: See another figure from the same set, Candavajrapani, illustrated by U.von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, p.458, no.127B.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, London, 12 November 2015