A gilt-bronze figure of Padmapani
Nepal, Licchavi Revival style, 17th century
Standing with hips elegantly swayed on a wide double-lotus base with striated petals, his left hand in Varadamudra and his right in Vitarkamudraand holding the stem of a lotus which blossoms at the shoulder, clad in a short dhoti incised with a foliate pattern and secured with a patterned sash, adorned with the beaded sacred thread and various jewels, the face with serene downcast expression flanked by beaded hoop earrings and surmounted by an elaborate winged tiara, the hair in a high chignon and topped with a foliate finial
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Padmapani
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : Licchavi Revival style, 17th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 835
- Pre-Lot Text : Property from a Private American Collection
- Price realised : USD 86,500
- Estimate : USD 30,000 - USD 50,000
- Provenance : Collection of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge *Sotheby's Park Bernet, New York, 7 October 1975, lot 247 *Acquired by current owner in New York, 23 December 1975