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A gilt copper figure of Amoghapasa Nepal, 11th/12th century image 1
A gilt copper figure of Amoghapasa Nepal, 11th/12th century image 2
Property from the Estate of Ralph Benkaim
Lot 1091

A gilt copper figure of Amoghapasa
Nepal, 11th/12th century

19 March 2012, 14:00 EDT
New York

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A gilt copper figure of Amoghapasa

Nepal, 11th/12th century
The twelve-armed deity standing in a subtle tribhanga with his arms radiating around him, dressed in a long dhoti secured with simple belt, a flowing sash knotted about his hips that fans out to the base, and the sacred thread (upavita), over the god's youthful, sensuous form. He is further adorned with a beaded necklace and single-leaf crown bearing the image of Amitayus, supported in his stack of matted locks. His head is framed by a beaded and flaming halo and he stands on a double lotus, supported by a plinth platform. 9 in. (23 cm) high

Footnotes

Amoghapasa represents a tantric form of Avalokiteshvara and is particularly popular in Nepal. An 11th century Avalokitesvara in the Seattle Art Museum has very closely related robe decoration, see Pal, Nepal: Where the Gods Are Young, New York, 1975, no. 16, p. 36. Also see another 11th century figure of Ascetic Avalokitevara with a similar lithe body and robe connection to the lotus base in Von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet: India and Nepal, 2001, no. 16A-B, p. 502, and Chandra Reedy, Himalayan Bronzes, 1997, pl. N230.

Provenance:
Christie's, New York, September 17, 1997, lot 41
Nitta Collection, Japan
William H. Wolff, Inc, New York

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