A gilt bronze figure of Bodhisattva
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, 14th century
Seated with one foot resting on the opposite thigh, his right-hand in Abhayamudra and his head gently bowed, wearing a short dhoti, sacred thread and various jewellery, the hair pulled into a high chignon topped by a finial and secured with a foliate crown
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.)
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Bodhisattva
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
- Period : 14th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 24
- Lot Essay : This seated posture, a form of Paryankasana, is often that of a teacher giving discourse instead of a solitary mediator, and endows this beautifully modelled sculpture a dynamic nature that engages the viewer.
- Price realised : USD 134,500
- Estimate : USD 30,000 - USD 50,000
- Provenance : The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1996 *U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. XX, cat. no. 91D
- Literature : Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 148 and 314, cat. no. 190 *U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. 350-351, cat. no. 91D
- Exhibited : On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1996