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STATUETTE DE PADMAPANI EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE STATUETTE D’APSARA OU DE DANSEUSE CÉLESTE EN
Thaïlande, Srivijaya, VIIIe/IXe siècle ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE
Cambodge, style d’Angkor Wat, XIIe siècle
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF PADMAPANI
Thailand, Srivijaya, 8th/9th century A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF AN APSARA OR A CELESTIAL
Conforming with the classic iconography a small effigy of Amitabha DANCER
in his elaborate coiffure and long stem held in his left hand with the Cambodia, Angkor Wat style, 12th century
closed lotus bud identifies the bodhisattva of compassion, Lokeshvara Cast in an pose of ecstatic dance with both legs flexed with the weight
Padmapani. Sensitively modelled attenuated body with the bare torso resting on the left leg and the tip of the right foot on the ground,
encircled by the Brahmanic cord, and the looping folds on the front of counterbalanced by the positioning of the arms, at her feet kneels a
the lower garment, stand. small diminutive attendant, stand.
17.7cm (7in) high. (2). 9.7cm (3 7/8in) high. (2).
€4,000 - 6,000 €1,000 - 1,500

Provenance: Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired from Peng Seng, Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired in the 1950’s-1970’s
Bangkok, 21 December 1968 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
This element was to be part of a decorative frieze of which the pose is
Compare with a figure of Avalokitesvara in the Benningson Collection reminiscent of the Apsaras of Preah Pithu. The movement of the body
(see N.Chutiwongs, Buddha of the Future, New York, 1994, no.36). reflects the poses often taken by the dancers of the Cambodian royal
Also compare with a figure of Lokesvara in the Museum of Vat Po Veal, ballets seen on the bas-reliefs of Siem Reip and compares with the
Battambang hold a similar mala and the same base (see M.Giteau, attendant figures with a complete frieze in the Norton Simon Museum
Khmer Sculpture and The Angkor Civilization, London, 1965, pl.XIII). of Art (F.1973.13.7.S).
For related example in U-Thong Museum see J.Boisselier, La Sculpture
en Thaïlande, pl.149 p.211. 柬埔寨 吳哥窟風格 十二世紀 銅飛天或天界舞者像
泰國 三佛齊學派 八至九世紀 銅蓮華手菩薩立像 來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，得自二十世紀五十至
來源： 七十年代
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1968年12月21日得自曼 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
谷Peng Seng古董店
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏

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