A gilt bronze figure of Ganesha
A gilt bronze figure of Ganesha

NEPAL, KATHMANDU VALLEY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

細節
A gilt bronze figure of Ganesha
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, 17th/18th century
Standing in a dance posture with his right ankle over his left, his six hands arrayed about him and his trunk curling towards a bowl of sweets held in front of his belly, wearing a dhoti, sash, and foliate crown
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
來源
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1997
出版
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 64 and 288, cat. no. 74
展覽
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1997

拍品專文

This stance is most commonly associated with Krishna Venugopala and while rarely found in Indian images of the dancing Ganesha, is more common in Nepal.