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A gilt copper figure of Buddha
Nepal, circa 13th century
Seated on a flat cushion, his hands supporting a begging bowl, wearing a cape-like robe with
pleated folds fanning out crisply before his ankles; Nepali devanagari inscription on the reverse.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm) high
$15,000 - 20,000
Compare with an almost identical example in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (see
Pal, The Art of Nepal, Los Angeles, 1982, S28). Also, Gordon, The Iconography of Tibetan
Lamaism, Tokyo, 1959, p. 53, and Sotheby’s, New York, 5 December 1992, lot 224.
As noted by Pal, the cape-like robe preserves the ‘enduring Gupta ideal’ in Nepal which
continued into Tibet until at least the 15th century, seen in a figure of Buddha sold at
Bonhams, New York, 21 March 2014, lot 16.
Referenced
HAR – himalayanart.org/image.cfm/41243.html
Provenance
Private Collection since 1990s
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