STATUETTE DE KALACHAKRA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE NÉPAL,... Lot n° 40

STATUETTE DE KALACHAKRA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE NÉPAL, XVIIE/XVIIIE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4639 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.) high Footnotes: A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF KALACHAKRA NEPAL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY 尼泊爾 十七/十八世紀 時輪金剛銅像 Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s Kalachakra, the multi-armed and many-faced tantric deity, embraces his consort Vishvamanta in a dense arrangement of hands, legs, and spiritual weaponry in an expression meant to convey mastery over time. The image, uncompromising in detail and full of ecstatic activity, shows perpetual motion without beginning or end. The small scale suggests personal use, and it is known that within Newari Buddhist culture, initiated practitioners of tantra would have possessed personal agam, or secret shrines. The characteristically Nepalese base of multi-layered pointed petals and prominent beaded rims is shared by two other personal shrines depicting the tantric deity, Chakrasamvara sold at Bonhams, Hong Kong, 2 October 2018, lot 59 and at Sotheby's, New York, 3 December 2015 ,lot 299. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com Good condition overall, with minor dents and scratches intermittently throughout, as is visible in images. There is a thin layer of embedded dust throughout the surface and in recessed areas. Please contact Sidney Lee (sidney.lee@bonhams.com) for related condition report images.