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A COPPER FIGURE OF LAKSHMINARAYANA This fine casting consistently distinguishes the left side as female
NEPAL, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY and the right as male without diminishing the deity’s elegance.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61667 Compare a gilded example of Lakshminaraya in the British Museum
15.3 cm (6 in.) high (1956,1210.7), and a less refined bronze of similar size sold at
Christie’s, London, 11 May 2016, lot 39.
HK$160,000 - 240,000
Provenance
Donald Simmonds, 1969/70
尼泊爾 約十五世紀 吉祥天女毗濕奴合體銅像
Half male, half female, Lakshminarayana represents the conjoined
form of the Hindu god Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi.
Lakshminarayana draws conceptual similarities with Vajrayana yidams
like Chakrasamvara, whereby the female (Shakti) represents the
passive source of divine power, and the male its active wielder.
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