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24 The facial type, stocky proportions, and lotus leaves relate to sculpture
A GILT COPPER FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA attributed to the Khasa Malla kingdom that extended across Western
Khasa Malla, Nepal, 14th century Tibet and Western Nepal. The defined knuckles of his fingers are
With a powerful frame and broad face, his right hand similarly indicative. His robe’s thick hemline, with chevron designs, and
calling the earth to witness above a wide lotus platform. the manner in which it fans over his left shoulder are consistent with a
9 in. (22.8 cm) high larger example in The Rubin Museum of Art (see Debreczeny, Collection
$30,000 - 50,000 Highlights: The Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 2014, p. 13). For
卡薩瑪拉 尼泊爾 十四世紀 銅鎏金釋迦牟尼佛像 further discussion on Khasa Malla see Casey & Denwood (eds.), Tibetan
Art: Towards a Definition of Style, London, 1997, pp. 68-79.
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Referenced
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/61435

Provenance
Private Collection, UK, since 1990s