STATUE OF VASUDHARA IN GOLDEN BRONZE
NEPAL, BEGINNING OF THE TIME MALLA, CIRCA 1200
She is represented sitting in lalitasana and wearing a sari incised with floral motifs. Her six arms radiate around her. She holds a vase, two ears of wheat and a manuscript. It is adorned with encrusted jewels. His face is serene, his eyes are almond-shaped. His forehead is surrounded by an encrusted crown.
Height without the post: 16.6 cm. (6½ in.), Base
Details
- Title : STATUE OF VASUDHARA IN GOLDEN BRONZE
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : BEGINNING OF THE TIME MALLA, CIRCA 1200
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 375
- Post Lot Text : A FINE AND RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VASUDHARA NEPAL, EARLY MALLA PERIOD, CIRCA 1200
- Price realised : EUR 43,500
- Estimate : EUR 25,000 - EUR 35,000
- Provenance : Collection of Mr William Tate, U.S.A, acquired in Nepal in the late 1950s. *Private collection, France, acquired in December 2003 from Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Antwerp, Belgium
- Literature : Buddhist, Hindus and Jains : In search of perfect beauty, Marcel Nies, Antwerp 2003.
- Exhibited : University of Florida, USA, 1970 *'Parcours des Mondes', Paris, France, 2003 *Buddhist, Hindus and Jains : In search of perfect beauty, Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Antwerp, Belgium, 2003