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A GILT COPPER FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI A GILT COPPER FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA
Nepal, circa 15th century Nepal, 15th century
Seated on a sharp-petaled lotus base with the vajra before him, his Seated in dhyanasana holding the vajra and ghanta, his torso swaying
upturned hands and feet bearing the chakra lakshana, the hems of his to his left and encircled by a scarf.
robe chased with curlicue patterns. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm) high
4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm) high $10,000 - 15,000
$3,000 - 5,000
尼泊爾 十五世紀 銅鎏金金剛薩埵像
尼泊爾 約十五世紀 銅鎏金釋迦牟尼坐像
Compare to an example sharing a similar encircling scarf, rectangular
Compare the similar high ushnisha, face, and raised beaded hems on urna, and lotus base published in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan
a Bhaishajyaguru and Shakyamuni sold at Christie’s, New York, 16 Bronzes, New Delhi, 2008, p. 430, no. 113B. Also compare Christie’s,
September 2008, lot 523; 13 September 2011, lot 313, respectively. New York, 22 March 2011, lot 300.
Also see Kramrisch, The Art of Nepal, New York, 1964, p.85, no. 52.
Referenced
Referenced HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33005
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33031
Provenance
Provenance Collection of Edith and Walter Simmons
Private New York Collection Acquired in Japan before 1953
Thence by inheritance to the Estate of Walter Simmons, Maryland

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