A folding iconographic manual with Mahavidhya deities
Nepal, 17th/18th century
The eighteen leaves painted with female deities within aureoles and extensive writing on the verso, with additional deities seated in different forms of lotus blossoms, each connected to the last with coloured lines on the verso 10½ in. x 95 in. (26.7 x 241.3 cm.) long, unfolded
Details
- Title : A folding iconographic manual with Mahavidhya deities
- Classification : Painting
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 17th/18th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 783
- Lot Essay : This Nepalese book would have served as a visual guide to the iconography of Hindu deities for both priests and artists. For a comparable example in the Zimmerman Collection, see P. Pal, "Himalayan Mandalas in the Zimmerman Collection," Orientations, February 1992, fig. 2.
- Price realised : USD 6,000
- Estimate : USD 4,000 - USD 6,000
- Provenance : Acquired in Hong Kong, 1999