Vajrasattva Yab Yum Statue – Buddhist Figure with Filigree

Vajrasattva, known in Tibetan Buddhism as Dorje Sempa, is shown here with his consort in Yab Yum. As the bodhisattva of purification, he occupies a central position within Vajrayana and is closely associated with ritual practice.

Vajrasattva is seated on a lotus base in padma asana, his consort seated facing him on his lap. His arms are crossed behind her back: the right hand holds a vajra at the level of her shoulder blades, while the left arm is extended slightly forward and carries the bell, ghanta. The consort holds a skull cup, kapala, in her left hand and a vajra in her right. Both figures wear the crown and the full ornaments of a bodhisattva. The consort is shown dressed only with her ornaments.

His robe and the lotus base are decorated with filigree. Fine wires are shaped into spiral forms, filled with small arched elements, and assembled into a regular ornamental structure. Set stones are integrated into the filigree; together with the wirework, they form floral motifs. A band of coloured stones encircles the lower edge of the lotus base.

The sculpture follows Vajrayana traditions of the Kathmandu Valley, where ritual identity and visual form are closely intertwined.

Vajrasattva 

copper statue, traditional lost-wax cast, decorated with fine filigree, gold- and silver-plated, decorated with colored stones. The faces are set in gold. The figure is patinated. Handmade in Nepal.

• Height: 9.5" / 24 cm
• Width: 6.5" / 16.5 cm
• Depth: 4.5" / 11.5 cm
• Weight: 2,192 g

NOTE
The facial painting is a cold gold application and water-soluble.