A bronze figure of Vasudhara

NEPAL, 14TH CENTURY

Details

A bronze figure of Vasudhara
Nepal, 14th century
Seated in lalitasana and holding various implements in her six hands, wearing a dhoti with beaded hems and secured with a belt, adorned with multiple necklaces and armbands inset with hardstones, the face flanked by large circular earrings, the hair pulled into a high chignon and secured with a tiara
6¼ (15.9 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, New York, acquired from Trans Orient Trading by November 1978

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Lot Essay

Vasudhara is the Buddhist goddess of wealth and prosperity. Her gesture of charity and the waterpot and sheaf of grain that she holds are all signifiers of fecundity. For a comparable example, see P. Pal, Art of Nepal, 1985, p. 101, cat. no. S21.

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