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NEPAL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A GILT-COPPER AND GEM-SET PLAQUE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
NEPAL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The inset central panel with the six armed figure of Avalokitesvara standing in tribhanga, a double flaming aureole behind him, two richly dressed female attendants flanking him, two apsaras in flight above, the ground decorated in filigree with flowering vines, the border ornamented with rosettes and quatrefoils, the entire surface richly encrusted with rock-crystal, lapis lazuli, turquoise, coral, jade, mother-of-pearl and other semi-precious stones, the copper backing repousse with stylized flowerheads, quatrefoils and vine
28 in. (71.1 cm.) high; 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm.) wide
NEPAL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The inset central panel with the six armed figure of Avalokitesvara standing in tribhanga, a double flaming aureole behind him, two richly dressed female attendants flanking him, two apsaras in flight above, the ground decorated in filigree with flowering vines, the border ornamented with rosettes and quatrefoils, the entire surface richly encrusted with rock-crystal, lapis lazuli, turquoise, coral, jade, mother-of-pearl and other semi-precious stones, the copper backing repousse with stylized flowerheads, quatrefoils and vine
28 in. (71.1 cm.) high; 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm.) wide
Provenance
Property of Mrs. John S. Lauder; Sotheby's, New York, 16-17 March 1988, lot 117.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 30 November 1994, lot 100.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 30 November 1994, lot 100.
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Elizabeth Seigel
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