GREAT SCULPTURE OF HALAHALALOKESVARA IN POLYCHROME WOOD
NEPAL, END OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY OF XIX CENTURY
Represented standing in light Tribhanga on a lotiform base, his eight arms performing various mudra or holding attributes, dressed in a transparent dhoti, held at the waist by a belt from which hang three large and rich ribbons, the naked torso, adorned with jewels and an elaborate scarf, his face serene, his hair combed in a bun and falling over his shoulders, his forehead encircled with a tiara, a pedestal; accidents
Height: 107 cm. (42 1/8 in.)
Details
- Title : A LARGE POLYCHROME WOOD SCULPTURE OF HALAHALALOKESVARA
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : POLYCHROME WOOD
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 300
- Post Lot Text : A LARGE POLYCHROME WOOD SCULPTURE OF HALAHALALOKESVARA NEPAL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 19,375
- Estimate : EUR 3,000 - EUR 5,000
- Provenance : From a private European collection