Lot Essay
The presence of the manuscript in the hair is typical for figures of the Hevajra lineage.
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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Avadhutipa
Tibet, 16th century
Seated on an antelope skin over a lotus base with beaded and incised rims, holding a skullcup in one hand and wearing an incised sash and silver-inlaid necklace, the bearded face flanked by large round earrings and a manuscript tied in his hair
7 5/8 in. (19.2 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th century
Seated on an antelope skin over a lotus base with beaded and incised rims, holding a skullcup in one hand and wearing an incised sash and silver-inlaid necklace, the bearded face flanked by large round earrings and a manuscript tied in his hair
7 5/8 in. (19.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1979
Van Wely Collection, Netherlands, 1984-2001
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired in Antwerp, 2001
Van Wely Collection, Netherlands, 1984-2001
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired in Antwerp, 2001
Literature
A. Neven, New Studies into Indian and Himalayan Sculpture, 1980, p. 87, no. 121.
Galerie de Ruimte, Himalayan Art, 1982, p. 34, no. 56
Himalayan Art Resources, www.himalayanart.org, item no. 66752
Galerie de Ruimte, Himalayan Art, 1982, p. 34, no. 56
Himalayan Art Resources, www.himalayanart.org, item no. 66752