Solidly cast standing in graceful tribhanga with his right hand lowered in a gesture of compassion, a diaphanous dhoti secured at the waist with a jeweled belt and with pendant hems flowing between the legs, a sash tied across his hip, adorned with armlets, earrings and a foliate tiara inset with hardstones, the face with a benign expression, the gilding partly worn to reveal a rich copper tone 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt copper figure of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt - Copper
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 14th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 1
- Pre-Lot Text : COLLECTOR'S STATEMENT Since we began collecting in 1964, we have had the pleasure of finding many wonderful pieces and of making new friends around the world. We are happy to have been able to play a small part in preserving this great art, some of which is representative of a Tibetan culture whose survival is increasingly threatened. We hope that these objects continue to be shared, through exhibitions, scholarly study and loans, with as many people as possible. Zimmerman Family; September 2008
- Price realised : USD 242,500
- Estimate : USD 250,000 - USD 350,000
- Provenance : J.J. Klejman, New York, 1969
- Literature : P. Pal, 'The Zimmerman Collection of Nepali Art,' Arts of Asia vol. 4, no. 5, September - October 1974, p. 44-50, illustrated p. 46 *P. Pal, American Collectors of Asian Art, 1986, p. 170, fig. 6 *P. Pal, Art of the Himalayas: Treasures from Nepal and Tibet, 1991, p. 51, cat. no. 15
- Exhibited : Newark Museum; Portland Art Museum; Phoenix Art Museum; Pittsburgh, The Helen and Clay Frick Foundation; Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Pasadena, Pacific Asia Museum and Tampa Museum of Art, Art of the Himalayas: Treasures from Nepal and Tibet, January 1992 - October 1993, cat. no. 15