A gilt and polychromed wood panel
Nepal, 14th century
Depicting Ushnishavijaya with three-faces and twelve arms seated in Dhyanasana on a double-lotus at the centre, the principal hands in Dhyana mudra and the others wielding various ritual implements, the three crowned faces framed by a halo and the gilt figure backed by a Torana, carved with scroll-work patterns swirling toward the panel’s edges
17 x 8¾ in. (43 x 22½ cm.)
Details
- Title : A gilt and polychromed wood panel
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt and Polychromed Wood
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 14th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 1403
- Pre-Lot Text : Property from the Estate of a Private European Collector
- Price realised : USD 18,750
- Estimate : USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
- Provenance : Hong Kong art market, before 2000