A gilt bronze figure of Amoghasiddhi

NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY

Details

A gilt bronze figure of Amoghasiddhi
Nepal, 15th century
Seated with legs crossed, his right hand raised in abhayamudra and the left resting on his knee, adorned with various jewelry and sashes splayed out below the ankles and at the waist, the face with benevolent expression and downcast eyes, surmounted by an elaborate headdress topped with a half-vajra
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, New Jersey, acquired in Taiwan, 1945

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Lot Essay

The solid casting and the seat with one leg folded over the other rather than in the more typical dhyanasana posture are unique features found in bodhisattva figures from Malla period Nepal. The beak-like nose and bowed lips, as well as the five-part foliate tiara with ribbons fanning to the side reveal Newari workmanship, the master artisans from the Kathmandu Valley. For a similar example in the collection of the Rubin Museum of Art, see J. Watt, Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), no. 65255.

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