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Lot 8
A GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF MANDARAVA
Estimated Value:
600 € - 1.000 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Nepal, ca. 17th cent.H. 5,8 (7,8) cm
Standing in samabhanga on a circular plinth continuing into a tapering pin, her right hand showing the vitarkamudra while the left is clasped in front of her abdomen, wearing various robes including a mantle covering both shoulders, her face displaying a serene expression, her hair combed backwards and decorated with a long tassel set with large beads.
Property from an old Southern German private collection
Mandarava is the Indian partner to Padmasambhava, and belongs to a set of three sculptures with Padmasambhava at center, Mandarava sitting to his proper right, and Yeshe Tsogyal, his Tibetan partner, to his left. Padmasambhava was one of three people to introduce Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century - Very minor traces of age
