A magnificent gilt-bronze inscribed figure of Padmapani Lokeshvara
A magnificent gilt-bronze inscribed figure of Padmapani Lokeshvara
18th century
The deity cast with elegantly swaying body standing on a lotus pedestal, her left hand raised in varada mudra holding the stem of a lotus blossom resting on her shoulder and her right in kartari mudra, adorned with a tall diadem and beaded jewellery, wearing a long flowing robe with finely incised floral hems and a billowing scarf around the arms trailing downwards, the face with almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows in contemplative expression, the base with an inscription. 27.4cm (10 3/4in) high.
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A magnificent gilt-bronze inscribed figure of Padmapani Lokeshvara
18th century
The deity cast with elegantly swaying body standing on a lotus pedestal, her left hand raised in varada mudra holding the stem of a lotus blossom resting on her shoulder and her right in kartari mudra, adorned with a tall diadem and beaded jewellery, wearing a long flowing robe with finely incised floral hems and a billowing scarf around the arms trailing downwards, the face with almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows in contemplative expression, the base with an inscription. 27.4cm (10 3/4in) high.