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Lot 15

Two large gilt-copper-alloy repoussé figures
Nepal, 15th/16th century

7 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Two large gilt-copper-alloy repoussé figures

Nepal, 15th/16th century
The larger depicting Maitreya finely modelled standing on a lotus pedestal before pierced scrolling lotus and a flaming mandorla, the torso slightly swaying with her right hand raised in auspicious mudra, the left arm by her side, wearing a five peaked tiara, a stupa set within the high chignon bun; the smaller figure of a bodhisattva standing upright with right hand on the right knee, both adorned with elaborate jewellery and mounted on wood panels.
The larger, 76cm (30in) high (2).

Footnotes

十五/十六世紀 尼泊爾 銅鎏金錘鍱佛像一組兩件

Provenance: Henry Harrison Getty (1838-1919), by repute
Alice Getty (d.1946), by repute
Courtenay Morgan, Viscount Tredegar (1867-1934), by repute
Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar (1893-1949), by repute
Professor and Mrs Bellerby, by repute
Mark Dineley (1901-1975)
Peter Dineley (1938-2018), and thence by descent

Featured in the Himalayan Art Resources, item nos. 16790 and 16791.

來源:傳Henry Harrison Getty(1838-1919年)舊藏
傳Alice Getty(卒於1946年)舊藏
傳Tredegar子爵Courtenay Morgan(1867-1934年)舊藏
傳Tredegar子爵二世Evan Morgan(1893-1949年)舊藏
傳Bellerby教授及夫人舊藏
Mark Dineley(1901-1975年)舊藏
Peter Dineley(1938-2018年)舊藏,並由後人保存迄今

收錄於Himalayan Art Resources數據庫,編號16790與16791

The large scale, deep relief, and exceptional detail suggest that these panels originated from an important shrine to a Buddha or bodhisattva. Compare with a related gilt-copper alloy repoussé figure of a Bodhisattva illustrated on Himalayanart.org (item no.11654).

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