A gilt-bronze figure of Maitreya
Nepal, 16th century
Seated in Dhyanasana on a double lotus base with the hands in Dharmachakramudra and holding the stems of lotuses blossoming at the shoulders, clad in a dhoti incised with a foliate pattern and the folds piled below the ankles, the face with bow-shaped lips, elongated eyes and raised Urna surmounted by an elaborate tiara, the hair arranged in a chignon and topped with a diminutive stupa
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Maitreya
- Year : 16th century
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 1001
- Price realised : USD 149,000
- Estimate : USD 100,000 - USD 150,000
- Provenance : William H. Wolff, New York, by 1981 *Previously sold at Christie's New York, 20 March 2002, lot 119
- Literature : U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. 376, fig. 100A