Details: An attractive and dynamic Khmer image of the Vajrayana Tantric deity Vajrasattva form the 11th century. Seated in vajrasana, his right hand in front of his breast holding a vajra, his left hand resting on his hip with a lily draped between his long petal like fingers. He is wearing an unusually long sampot, simple armlets, bracelets, necklace, heavy ornate earrings and a tall decorated conical headdress. Vajrasattva’s face is stern, with almond shaped eyes, broad nose, full lips below ...click for details
Details: A complete example of a 19th century Tibetan Sutra with probably later wood covers. The book is illustrated only on the first page with an image of Amitabha flanked by two Lamas (the Tibetan Panchen Lamas and Shamarpas are considered to be emanations of Amitabha). In Tibetan Vajrayana Amitabha is considered one of the five Dhyani Buddhas, together with Aksobhya, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasambhava, and Vairocana. His consort is Pandaravasini and his two main disciples (just as the Buddha Shaky ...click for details
Details: A fine and attractive example of a 16th century Tibetan manuscript cover carved in wood with much of its original of gilding and pigments. The elaborately carved front panel with three main images centred on Sakyamuni Buddha, to the left the Dhyani Buddha Vairocana and to the right the female Bodhisattva of compassion Tara. Each deity is seated in elaborate scrolling shrines, Buddha flanked by animals and devotees then surrounded by four holymen amidst vigorous scrollwork. As is usual ...click for details
Details: A rare carved and painted steatite example of the revered Tibetan Bodhisattva Milarepa depicted singing in one of his meditational caves. The great yogi poet saint is depicted lifting his right hand to his ear in a gesture that has become his trademark. As though listening to the voice of inspiration, he sings the song of the Buddha Dharma, teaching his listeners through the beauty of poetic Tibetan. As a yogi he sits on the skin of an antelope which draped over the lip of the cave. His ...click for details
Details: A rare and interesting example of transitional post Pagan seated Buddha from 14th century Burma. Buddha is seated in vajrasana on a low tiered throne, his right hand in Bhumisparsa mudra and his left held in Dhyana mudra. He is wearing a long transparent monk’s robe with the right shoulder bare, his face focused in deep meditation. Buddha’s hair is tightly curled covering his domed usnisha which is surmounted by his small radiant ketumala. ...click for details
Details: A charming and elegant example of a Nepalese grey-green hardstone stele of Yami the Hindu goddess of the river Yamuna. The goddess is gracefully stepping with a slight flex atop her mount of a tortoise. Her sweet smiling face is backed by a typically Nepalese flaming nimbus next to which is a tall blooming lotus. She is adorned with the crown and jewellery of a Nepali princess, a lightly flowing scarf and a long flowing floral garland and is framed by a high Mandorla atop a well carved b ...click for details
Details: An attractive and shapely example of an 11th century Khmer bronze image of either Uma or Lakshmi. This female deity is clothed in a sampot that flares out slightly at the bottom hem and is arranged in the typical Baphuon style with its long front panel ending in a fishtail, dipping quite low at the front below the navel and held in place by a plain belt with hanging pendants. Her face is pretty, with arched eyebrows, wide almond shaped eyes, and a full sensual mouth. She has a wonderful ...click for details
Details: A well modelled and attractive Nepalese example of a late Malla 16th to 17th century Jambhala, the great Dharmapala. Here he is depicted corpulent, the dispenser of wealth and treasure, seated in Lalitasana with a large belly, wearing an ornate diadem backed by a tall beaded lotus petal Prabha. His very round eyes and peaceful expression correspond to his attitude as an attentive guardian of wealth. Jambhala‘s traditionally stout body is adorned with all manner of jewellery befitting hi ...click for details
Details: A handsome and well modelled example of a bronze Vijaynager image of Vishnu Bhogsthankamurti the Hindu god of preservation and balance. Vishnu is standing in Samabhanga on a lotus pedestal supported by a tiered moulded square base with his lower right hand is raised Abhayamudra and his lower left resting gently on his mace, his upper hands that would have held his Chakra and Sankha are unfortunately damaged and the attributes lost. Vishnu is richly adorned with an entire range of jewel ...click for details
Details: An extremely unusual early example of a Khmer Buddha or regal Buddhist adorant from around the 9th century. He is seated in dhyanasana with his hands placed together in front of his powerful chest in adoration. His face is broad with full lips and large eyes beneath arched brows, his hair covered beneath a detailed floral crown, seated on a single tier lotus throne similar to thrones of contemporary Srivijaya, Dvaravati and Pala pieces. Crowns such as he is wearing were worn by kings a ...click for details
