Légende

Lotus flower with Buddhist deities, 19th century, Nepal; bronze/lotus mandala depicting Hevajra and consort Nairatmya with bodhisattva iconography, pairs of lovers, lotus iconography; cult object; height 20.3 cm, width 8.0 cm; inscriptions: none specified; function: ritual/devotional., A metallic sculptural object with a central multi-armed figure seated on a raised circular platform, surrounded by a group of petal-like blades each bearing a seated figure in relief; the metal has a dark bronze to brown patina with areas of lighter, worn highlights and subtle greenish and reddish tones; the petals are pointed and arranged radially, creating an open flower-like form, with ornate curling supports and small decorative elements around the base and edges; the background is a smooth, neutral gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A23_435

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

82.4Mo (1.4Mo) / 50.8cm x 40.6cm / 6000 x 4800 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Lotus flower Buddhist deities 19th century Nepal bronze lotus mandala depicting Hevajra consort Nairatmya bodhisattva iconography pairs lovers lotus iconography cult object height 20.3 cm width 8.0 cm inscriptions none specified function ritual devotional metallic sculptural object central multi-armed figure seated raised circular platform surrounded group petal- blades bearing seated figure relief metal dark bronze brown patina areas lighter worn highlights subtle greenish reddish tones petals pointed arranged radially creating open flower- form ornate curling supports small decorative elements base edges background smooth neutral gray.