Property from the Estate of Ralph Benkaim
A gilt copper alloy figure of Padmapani
Spiti region, North India, 11th century
Standing frontally on a small oval disc, his right hand in varada mudra and, in his left hand, a padma stem that blossoms at his left shoulder. Atop his matted coiffure, his three-leaf crown contains the seated figure of Amitabha Buddha. He is further adorned by various necklaces, a sacred cord, and an antelope skin tied over his left shoulder. His folded dhoti hangs down between his legs and he is framed by a curving sash that falls below his knees.
9 1/2 in. (24.2 cm) high
Standing frontally on a small oval disc, his right hand in varada mudra and, in his left hand, a padma stem that blossoms at his left shoulder. Atop his matted coiffure, his three-leaf crown contains the seated figure of Amitabha Buddha. He is further adorned by various necklaces, a sacred cord, and an antelope skin tied over his left shoulder. His folded dhoti hangs down between his legs and he is framed by a curving sash that falls below his knees.
9 1/2 in. (24.2 cm) high
Sold for
US$ 37,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Compare with an Avalokitesvara in the, Norton Simon Museum of Art, See Pal, Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, Vol. 2, no. 89 and another in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, 2003, no. 98; Christie's New York, March 31, 2005, lot. 170; September 16, 2009, lot. 764.
Provenance:
Acquired from Nagel, Stuttgart, 2001
Private German Collection, owned by an industrial lady between 1968-1972
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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