A beautiful image of the Buddha was found at Vinchey-bahal chaitya, Patan (PI. 35). The Buddha was standing gracefully on a simple square dais with his feet slightly apart and his right hip gently swaying sideways. He held the folds of his robe to the level of his shoulder in his left hand, while his right hand was shown in the gesture of munificence. His diaphanous robe hung smoothly on either side in the form of a pleated garment covering the anklets, a feature which was strongly reminiscent of the Sarnath school. It must be noted that the style of carving, especially the face, was close to the Buddha from Yampibahal, Patan (PI. 51). The border of the ovalshaped stele was embellished with pearl and flame motif, however, the upper right part was completely mutilated. From the style of carving, the Standing Buddha image from Vinchey-bahal could be assigned to the 9th century A.D. This image, which was tucked in a niche of a chaitya, was stolen in 1982.
PUBLISHED
Lain S. Bangdel, 2500 Years of Nepalese Art, VEB A.E.
Seemann Verlag (Leipzig GDR, 1987), PI. 142.
Details
- Title : Standing Buddha
- Year : 9th century A.D.
- Medium : Grey limestone
- Dimension : Ht. 20. 1/2 inches
- Accession No : Stolen in 1982
- Country/ Geo-location : Vinchey-bahal, Patan
- Collection : Stolen Images of Nepal – Lain S.Bangdel