NEPAL - MALLA PERIOD (ca 1201 - 1779) quite exceptional... Lot 871

NEPAL - MALLA PERIOD (ca 1201 - 1779) quite exceptional "Pariksha" (46 x 72.5 cm) in gilded copper with the images of the five Dhyani Buddhas ( Vairochana, Akshobya, Ratna Sambhava, Amithabha and Amoghasiddhi,) in repoussé technique. Parikshas were placed for decoration over temple doors mainly in the Kathmandu Valley by the Newari. The Newari followed a distinct non-monastic form of Mahayana Buddhism, and had their own caste system. As in medieval India, artists worked on both Hindu and Buddhist sculptures, in much the same style || antique Nepalese Malla period "Pariksha" in gilded copper depicting the five Dhyani Buddhas (Vairochana, Akshobya, Ratna Sambhava, Amithabha and Amoghasiddhi,) in repoussé technique. Parikshas were placed above temple doors for decoration in mainly the Kathmandu valley by the Newari. The Newari followed a distinct non-monastic form of Mahayana Buddhism, and had their own caste system. As in medieval India, artists worked on both Hindu and Buddhist sculptures, in much the same style