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A COPPER FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI Sculptures of Shakyamuni convey his serenity, inspiring similar
NEPAL, 18TH CENTURY emotions in the viewer. Stylistically, this sculpture bears testament
With traces of gilding; the lotus base has an illegible Tibetan to an artistic revival of early Gupta and Licchavai aesthetics in Nepal
inscription, suggesting the sculpture was worshipped in Tibet. in the 17th to 19th centuries. The style is exemplified by the present
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61618 figures’s broadness and simple vestment. Meanwhile, its hollow
25 cm (10 in.) high casting and single row of upturned lotus petals indicate its later
production. Compare its features with Christie’s, New York, 21 March
HK$250,000 - 350,000 2012, lot 809, and von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong,
1981, p.325, no.84C.
尼泊爾 十八世紀 釋迦牟尼銅像 Provenance
Collection of Kees van der Ploeg
Christie’s, Amsterdam, 16 June 1992, lot 55
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