Description:
Nepal, late 18th cent.
H. 13,8 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a separate cast lotus base, his principle hands showing the vitarkamudra and supporting the alms-bowl, the upper hands with rosary and manuscript, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, his hairdo combed in a chignon topped with a ratna and secured with a tiara, resealed.
Old German private collection, bought in the 1980s - TRaces of age, slightly chipped, wear