A gilt-bronze figure of Maitreya
Nepal, 14th century
Standing in graceful Tribhanga with his right hand raised in Vitarkamudrawith the left pendant at his hip holding the water vessel, clad in a sheer dhoti incised with an ornate foliate pattern and with the folds pendant between the knees, adorned with a sash draped across the thighs and the sacred thread, the face with benevolent expression with elongated eyes surmounted by an ornate foliate tiara, the hair piled in a tall chignon, fronted by a diminutive stupa and topped with a hardstone finial
9¼ in. (23.4 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Maitreya
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 14th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 298
- Price realised : USD 291,750
- Estimate : USD 100,000 - USD 150,000
- Provenance : Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection *Private collection, California, acquired from Christie's Amsterdam, 3 November 1998, lot 71