25th Nov, 2023 12:00
Islamic, Indian and Asian Art
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A Silver Figure of Padmapani Lokeshvara
Nepal, 19th century
The figure is gracefully standing in tribhanga, on a double lotus base, with his right hand lowered in varada mudra, and holding a lotus flower in his left that extends up to his shoulder. The figure is wearing a short dhoti, secured with a sash tied at the waist. The deity is adorned with a necklace and large looped earrings. The face with a fine nose between gently arched brows above eyes downcast to portray a benign expression, the head crowned with a foliate tiara.
Weight: 677 grams
16 cm. high
Part of the Javitri Shah Collection
Sold for €1,105
Nepal, 19th century
The figure is gracefully standing in tribhanga, on a double lotus base, with his right hand lowered in varada mudra, and holding a lotus flower in his left that extends up to his shoulder. The figure is wearing a short dhoti, secured with a sash tied at the waist. The deity is adorned with a necklace and large looped earrings. The face with a fine nose between gently arched brows above eyes downcast to portray a benign expression, the head crowned with a foliate tiara.
Weight: 677 grams
16 cm. high
Part of the Javitri Shah Collection
Auction: Islamic, Indian and Asian Art, 25th Nov, 2023
Our upcoming sale of Islamic, Indian & Southeast Asian Art will present an array of objects created over the course of 20 centuries in the middle east, Asia, the Himalayas, and India. Included in the auction are sculptures in bronze and stone, such as an impressive 10th-century sandstone head of Shiva from Uttar Pradesh, India, gilt bronze Buddhas, Indian furniture, miniature paintings and jewellery.
