A Rare Nepalese Copper Lotus Mandala
16th/17th Century
16/17世紀
尼泊爾銅曼陀羅
the blossoming lotus springs from a stem decorated with foliate sprays at each of the stepped base’s four corners, each of the eight movable petals cast to convey several layers of the closed lotus bud, the goddesses within are identified by the implements that they carry and their vahanas (mounts), corresponding to those of their male counterparts: Varahi atop a buffalo, Mahalakshmi atop a lion, Maheshvari atop Nandi, Vaishnavi atop Garuda, Indrani atop an elephant, Kumari atop a peacock, Brahmani atop a goose, and Chamunda atop a corpse.
Note:
A very similar 16th Century Navadurga lotus mandala, see Newark
Museum of Art (accession no. 90.400)
Diameter 7 1/8 x height 4 1/2 in., 18.3 x 11.4 cm.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from an Important American Collection.
美國私人收藏。

Provenance:
Himalayan Art Resource, item no. 7628.
喜馬拉雅藝術資料庫編號7628。

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