STATUE OF VASUDHARA IN GOLDEN BRONZE
NEPAL, XVII CENTURY
She is represented sitting in Lalitasana on a lotiform pedestal. His right main hand in Varadamudra, the left holding the Kalasha. The other four arms radiate around her and hold various attributes. She is dressed in a sari, adorned with jewellery inlaid with turquoises. His delicate face is enhanced by a tiara crafted and framed by a halo of small flames.
Height: 18.4 cm. (7¼ in.)
Details
- Title : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VASUDHARA
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 17TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 175
- Post Lot Text : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VASUDHARA NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 18,750
- Estimate : EUR 4,000 - EUR 6,000
- Provenance : Property from an important private American collection
- Exhibited : 'Journey to Tibet', Lotusland, Montecito, California, 26 July 1998