"What immediately drew me to this piece was the fine muted multi-coloured painting which I had never seen in a painted copper piece before.  This piece was made by the same artist that made the masterpiece Garuda.  I particularly like the Yamantaka's  face with his wild eyes and the untamed way which he protrudes his tongue.  This piece also has inter-connecting pieces; the Yamantaka which comes off the bull, the bull which comes off the man and the man which comes of the base.  The arch is also removable.
Brenda, Dharma Sculpture

The beautiful Yamantaka statue  is comprised of 5 separate pieces;  Yamantaka, the arch, the base, the bull Yamantaka dances upon and the naked man beneath the bull.  The separate pieces allow the artist to concentrate entirely on the each aspect of the piece during casting.  The piece is entirely hand painted with soft, muted colors which is rare to find in Nepali Metal industry.  Usually only portions of the entire piece are painted.  The paint adds to the wonderful craftsmanship of the copper casting.

Yamantaka is also called Vajrabhairava.  He is a ferocious emanation from Bodhisattva Manjushri and belongs to the supreme Yoga Tantra.  His function is to subdue the Lord of Death (Yama).  In the simplest form of Yamantaka (as depicted here), his head is that of a buffalo.  His two principal hands hold a skull bowl and a chopper (Kartaki).  The phallus is erect with a red tip.  He has a crown of skulls and a third eye.  He wears a belt of severed heads and steps to the right.  His body is blue in colour and he wears bone ornaments.  Beneath his feet are a subjugated bull and naked man.

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