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NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze repousse figure of a bodhisattva
Nepal, 19th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with the hands in vitarkamudra, dressed in a billowing dhoti with foliate-patterned hems, the torso with tapered waist adorned with beaded necklaces and streaming sashes, the face with amused expression flanked by long pendulous earlobes and foliate earrings, the hair pulled into a tall topknot
13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high
Nepal, 19th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with the hands in vitarkamudra, dressed in a billowing dhoti with foliate-patterned hems, the torso with tapered waist adorned with beaded necklaces and streaming sashes, the face with amused expression flanked by long pendulous earlobes and foliate earrings, the hair pulled into a tall topknot
13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1974