A gilt-bronze figure of Ganesha
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, 17th/18th century
Standing in a dance posture with his right ankle over his left, his six hands arrayed about him and his trunk curling towards a bowl of sweets held in front of his belly, wearing a dhoti, sash, and foliate crown
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Ganesha
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia
- Period : 17th/18th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 41
- Lot Essay : This stance is most commonly associated with Krishna Venugopala and while rarely found in Indian images of the dancing Ganesha, is more common in Nepal.
- Price realised : USD 17,500
- Estimate : USD 20,000 - USD 30,000
- Provenance : The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1997
- Literature : Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 64 and 288, cat. no. 74
- Exhibited : On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1997