Lot Essay
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.
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NEPAL, KATHMANDU VALLEY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
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
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
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1997
Literature
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
Exhibited
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1997