A gilt copper figure of Avalokita Chittravishrama
Nepal, 13th century
Seated in Rajalalitasana with one hand supporting his weight and the other perched on his raised knee, a lotus flower at his shoulder, wearing the sacred thread and torque, the face with foliate crown and the hair piled high with locks escaping to the shoulders
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt copper figure of Avalokita Chittravishrama
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt - Copper
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 13th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 371
- Price realised : USD 15,000
- Estimate : USD 4,000 - USD 6,000
- Provenance : Jewel of the Lotus Gallery, since 1971 *Collection of Mrs. J. LeRoy Davidson, by 1997 *Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired in New York, 2000
- Literature : C. Reedy, Himalayan Bronzes, 1997, p. 229, fig. N245