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227 Nepal has a celebrated revival tradition A Bronze Figure of Buddha, 11th century,
A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN whereby later artists emulate earlier Nepal Collection F. Neustatter, Los Angeles
ENTHRONED BUDDHA styles. The present fgure is an example P. Pal, The Arts of Nepal Vol 1: Sculpture,
NEPAL, 16TH/17TH CENTURY of this tradition. Here, the artist has Netherlands, 1974, p.184
reinterpreted an earlier image, such as
Base sealed and incised with a the eleventh century bronze fgure of a
double-vajra seated Buddha, illustrated below. The
7æ in. (18.8 cm.) high present example retains the principle
features of the earlier work: a single
$20,000-30,000 fgure seated on a rectangular base
backed by a halo. However, in the
PROVENANCE: present example the artist has made
slight alterations, such as removing the
with Rudi Oriental Arts, New York. smaller secondary halo and shortening
Acquired by the current owner from the the length of the ribbon on the base to
above in the 1960s. add two small elephants. These subtle
changes represent both the personal
PUBLISHED: aesthetic of the artist and the stylistic
trends of the time.
Himalayan Art Resource
(himalayanart.org), item no. 24167
