拍品專文
Vasudhara is the Buddhist goddess of wealth, good fortune and fertility. She is one of the most popular deities of Nepal, invoked for riches, offspring and abundant crops.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION
A gilt copper figure of Vasudhara
NEPAL, 14TH CENTURY
細節
A gilt copper figure of Vasudhara
Nepal, 14th century
Sensitively cast seated in lalitasana with her right leg pendant, her six arms radiating around holding flowing gems, the vase of Amrita, a harvest bundle and a manuscript, wearing a closely fitted dhoti secured by a flowing sash, further adorned with various jewelry inset with hardstones, her face with a benign expression and the forehead centerd by an urna, her hair piled into a multi-tiered chignon and secured with a jeweled tiara
5¼ in. (13.2 cm.) high
Nepal, 14th century
Sensitively cast seated in lalitasana with her right leg pendant, her six arms radiating around holding flowing gems, the vase of Amrita, a harvest bundle and a manuscript, wearing a closely fitted dhoti secured by a flowing sash, further adorned with various jewelry inset with hardstones, her face with a benign expression and the forehead centerd by an urna, her hair piled into a multi-tiered chignon and secured with a jeweled tiara
5¼ in. (13.2 cm.) high
來源
Paul Nugent Collection, Melbourne, 1970s
Acquired in 1977, Melbourne
Acquired in 1977, Melbourne