A GILT-COPPER PLAQUE EMBOSSED WITH SADAKSHARILOKESHVARA

Description:

Tibet, 15th c.
H. 24 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus base with his principle hands in anjalimudra while the secondary ones showing the vitarkamudra and holding the lotus, wearing dhoti fastened around the waist with a belt, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, urna at his forehead, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon secured with a tiara and a flaming halo behind. Mounted on a panel.
South German private collection, assembled before 2007 - Minor wear and minor damages due to age