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Property from a Private American Collection
A gilt bronze figure of Padmapani
NEPAL, LICCHAVI REVIVAL STYLE, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Padmapani
Nepal, Licchavi Revival style, 17th century
Standing with hips elegantly swayed on a wide double-lotus base with striated petals, his left hand in varadamudra and his right in vitarkamudra and holding the stem of a lotus which blossoms at the shoulder, clad in a short dhoti incised with a foliate pattern and secured with a patterned sash, adorned with the beaded sacred thread and various jewels, the face with serene downcast expression flanked by beaded hoop earrings and surmounted by an elaborate winged tiara, the hair in a high chignon and topped with a foliate finial
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
Nepal, Licchavi Revival style, 17th century
Standing with hips elegantly swayed on a wide double-lotus base with striated petals, his left hand in varadamudra and his right in vitarkamudra and holding the stem of a lotus which blossoms at the shoulder, clad in a short dhoti incised with a foliate pattern and secured with a patterned sash, adorned with the beaded sacred thread and various jewels, the face with serene downcast expression flanked by beaded hoop earrings and surmounted by an elaborate winged tiara, the hair in a high chignon and topped with a foliate finial
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge
Sotheby's Park Bernet, New York, 7 October 1975, lot 247
Acquired by current owner in New York, 23 December 1975
Sotheby's Park Bernet, New York, 7 October 1975, lot 247
Acquired by current owner in New York, 23 December 1975