STATUE DE SADAKSHARILOKESHVARA EN BRONZE DORE

NEPAL, DEBUT DE L'EPOQUE MALLA, CIRCA XVEME SIECLE

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STATUE DE SADAKSHARILOKESHVARA EN BRONZE DORE
NEPAL, DEBUT DE L'EPOQUE MALLA, CIRCA XVEME SIECLE
Il est représenté assis en vajrasana sur un socle fondu séparément. Ses mains principales sont en anjalimudra, ses deux autres mains en vitarkamudra, l'une tenant le padma. Il est paré de bijoux et vêtu d'un dhoti. Son visage est empreint de sérénité ; re-scellée.
Hauteur: 14 cm. (5 ½ in.)

Provenance

Previously in a Belgian private collection.

Further details

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SADAKSHARILOKESHVARA
NEPAL, EARLY MALLA PERIOD, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

This small gem of Newar craftsmanship shows the bodhisattva of compassion. Aesthetically, examples made during the early Malla period belong to the most refined ones with elegant, graceful and well-proportioned bodies, delicate hands and fine facial features.

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