Small statuette of Chakrasamvara in gilded copper alloy Nepal, ca. XVI E century
A GILT-COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA, NEPAL, CA. 16TH CENTURY
standing in Alidhasana trampling small demons on a Yotiform double base, in Yab-Yum with his consort Vajravarahi, hugging him with two arms holding a vajra and a bell, his ten other arms holding various attributes, adorned with many jewels, his four crowned heads, the hair tied in a heavy bun adorned with a small image of a Buddha, the expression wrathful, unsealed
11.5 cm, 4 1/2 in.
11.5 cm, 4 1/2 in.
Details
- Title : A GILT-COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA, NEPAL, CA. 16TH CENTURY
- Year : CA. 16TH CENTURY
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilded Copper Alloy
- Accession No : LOT 102
- Country/ Geo-location : NEPAL
- Collection : Sotheby’s
- Acquisition Method : FRENCH SPECIFIC COLLECTION
- Status : SOLD AT: ASIAN ART / ASIAN ART DECEMBER 15, 2016 | 2:30 PM CET PARIS
- ESTIMATE : 6,000 - 8,000 EUR
- LOT SOLD : EUR 47,500
- ORIGIN : Acquired in Drouot, Paris, 14th October 1994.