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23 (Bonhams is grateful for the assistance of Dr. Miroj Shakya and
A GILT COPPER REPOUSSÉ SHRINE OF AMOGHAPASA Puspa Bajracharya in providing the translation.)
Nepal, dated 1554
Standing in a slightly-flexed pose bearing his attributes, at the center Amoghapasa represents a tantric form of Avalokiteshvara and is
of a finely worked mandorla containing kinnaras, rosettes, attendants particularly popular in Nepal, where he is regarded as the tutelary
and a seated Buddha at the crest. deity of the Kathmandu Valley.
7 1/2 in. (19 cm) high
$6,000 - 8,000 Referenced
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/61434
尼泊爾 1554年 銅鎏金錘疊不空羂索觀音及背光
Provenance
Inscribed at the back: Private Collection, Los Angeles, since 1987
May it be auspicious! The benefactor Saracham Nungu Simha Private Collection, California, since 1991
Bharo manufactured the Glorious, Glorious, and Glorious Sculpture Private Californian Collection, acquired from the above
of Amoghapasa Lokesvara in the place in the pure 8th day of Magh
[January and February] in the year samvat 674 (1554 CE)
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