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A GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF NANDI
NEPAL, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
4√ in. (12.4 cm.) long
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's New York, 16 September 1998, lot 179.
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24760.
This charming gilt-copper image of Nandi, the bull companion and vahana
of the Hindu god, Shiva, depicts the animal resting on its folded legs. The
manner in which the back right leg is depicted folded underneath the body
and the front right leg crossed in front of the chest, and the tail curled up and
resting on its back, demonstrate an appreciation and awareness on the part of
the artisan for the real-life anatomy of a large bull. The garland bedecked with
bells draped around Nandi's neck highlights the esteem in which this divine
animal was held.

尼泊爾 十四/十五世紀 鎏金銅南迪像
來源:
蘇富比紐約, 1998年9月16日, 拍品編號179
出版:
“喜馬拉雅藝術資源” (Himalayan Art Resources), 編號24760

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