Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with the hands in vitarkamudra, dressed in a billowing dhoti with foliate-patterned hems, the torso with tapered waist adorned with beaded necklaces and streaming sashes, the face with amused expression flanked by long pendulous earlobes and foliate earrings, the hair pulled into a tall topknot 13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A bronze repousse figure of a Bodhisattva
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze Repousse
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 19th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 114
- Price realised : USD 1,375
- Estimate : USD 4,000 - USD 6,000
- Provenance : Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1974