A Kashmiri copper alloy figure of a standing Bodhisattva. 10th/11th century - image-1

Lot 1 Dα

A Kashmiri copper alloy figure of a standing Bodhisattva. 10th/11th century

Auction 1072 - overview Cologne
10.06.2016, 10:00 - Asian Art - Highlights China, Tibet/Nepal
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.500 €
Result: 5.580 € (incl. premium)

A Kashmiri copper alloy figure of a standing Bodhisattva. 10th/11th century

A Kashmiri copper alloy figure of a standing bodhisattva, standing over a lotus base on a stepped plinth and backed by a mandorla. His right hand raised in abhaya mudra and holding a lotus in his left. Base open. 10th/11th century.
Height 14.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Belgium, acquired from Marcel Nies, The Netherlands, in 1984

Literature

Published in: A. Neven, New studies into Indian and Himalayan sculpture, London 1980, no. 39 b, p. 22