• Dimension: Height: 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm) Length: 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm) Width: 1 5/8 in (4.1 cm)
• Estimate From: $6000
• Estimate To: $9000

Cast standing over a double lotus throne, the right arm raised clutching a vajra, the ferocious face with bulging eyes and an opened mouth revealing bared fangs, backed by a large flame form mandorla. 13th century.

金剛手菩薩，因手執金剛杵，常侍衛於佛，故稱之為金剛手菩薩，具有除惡降魔的廣大神力。也為八大菩薩（觀音、彌勒、虛空藏、普賢、金剛手、文殊、地藏、除蓋障）之一。此尊焰發豎立，頭戴五葉冠飾。面龐豐肥，眉似卷草，雙目圓睜，呲牙捲舌，呈現大忿怒形象。上身軀體短粗，肚腹圓鼓，右手上揚握金剛杵，左手結忿怒拳印，持金剛鈎繩當胸，以骨飾與蛇飾為莊嚴，以虎皮為裙，雙足右屈左伸，展立於蓮花日輪座上，主尊背後有舟形火焰背光。整像銅質瑩潤，工藝細膩，與白居寺壁畫中的護法形象十分類似，尤為難得的是，此尊保存完好，背光、台座均完整無缺，甚值收藏供奉。來源：北加州藏傳佛教學者提供
Provenance: Private collection of a Tibetan buddhism scholar, Northern California