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Period: Mid-20th Century
Technique: Gilt
Antique Pair of Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated peacocks - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
Category
1940s Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Bronze Gilded Fighting Cockerels - Made in Japan
Located in Glasgow, GB
A pair of Mid-Century handmade gilded bronze Fighting Cockerel ornaments from Japan
Decorate your space and add a sense of opulent drama with this pair ...
Category
1960s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Art Nouveau gilded metal tree sculpture
Located in Milano, IT
Step into the grandeur of a classic living room, where the air is filled with a timeless elegance that whispers stories of the past. Amidst the opulence, there stands a mesmerizing m...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal "Goliath" Bronze Sculpture, Signed and Numbered 1221/2000
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal "Goliath" Bronze Sculpture, Signed and Numbered 1221/2000
Offered for sale is a rare puzzle sculpture by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (1933–2006) titled "Goliath". T...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Italian Hand-Painted and Gilt Porcelain Capodimonte Figurine Statue
By Capodimonte
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful majolica figurine would elevate any living room, kitchen, or entry way. Created in Italy circa 1950 and done in the Capodimonte style, the barbotine statue portrays a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
Japanese Elegant Blue and Gilt Horse Hand Cast, Hand-Painted, Mint And Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor display space with this special treasure from Japan.
This is an attractive solid and finely cast effigy of an elegant horse ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid-20th Century Torino Ceramic Sculpture 'Portatrice Africana' by C.I.A. Manna
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Torino ceramic semi-nude woman sculpture 'Portatrice Africana' by C.I.A. Manna
By: C.I.A. Manna
Material: ceramic, paint
Technique: gilt, glazed, hand-crafted, molded, painted, pressed, unglazed
Dimensions: 6 in x 22 in
Date: mid-20th century
Style: Mid-Century Modern, Space Age
Place of origin: Italy
This mid-20th century Italian ceramic sculpture titled 'Portatrice Africana' was handcrafted by C.I.A. Manna in Torino, Italy. Molded from ceramic clay and meticulously hand-painted, it depicts a semi-nude african woman carrying a large clay vessel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
PAIR of Large Chinese Foo Dogs Gilded Metal with good detail, Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good Large pair of Chinese foo or lion dogs on plinth's, sometimes called temple lions made of metal and hand gilded with fine detail, all in the Ming style but dating to the 20th century, Circa 1920s period.
These are an unusually large pair of Foo Dogs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Curtis Jere Mars & Venus Gold Gilt Bookends Sculptures Signed Jeré, 1968
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Saint Louis, MO
A beautiful, and in lovely condition, pair of Mars and Venus Curtis Jere sculptures or bookends depicting the male and female gender symbols on square bases made of gold leafed cast iron. In beautiful condition with original patina and signed "C. Jeré 1968". The gilt really adds a nice warmth and glow. These would look exquisite displayed in a lit bookcase, in a master bedroom, master bath...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Iron
Japanese Elegant Huge Horse Hand Cast, Hand-Painted, Gilt and Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Signed and in largest scale
Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor display space with this very unusual treasure from Japan.
This is a superb and attractive s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Iron
After the Antique Polychromed Bronze Bust of the Prima Porta Augustus Caesar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
After the antique polychromed bronze bust of the Prima Porta Augustus Caesar.
Italy,mid-20th century
A extraordinary, large scale, very heavy mid 20th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Majestic Gilt Brass Rooster Sculpture Figure, Set 2, France, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Majestic Gilt Brass Rooster Cock Figurines, Set 2, France, 1960s. Highly detailed gilded brass rooster figurines. Vintage figurines have a classic design and are handmade from natu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Draped Chair" Gilt Bronze Sculpture by Marina Karella, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze sculpture by the Greek artist Marina Karella. "Draped Chair" numbered 4/8. Signed on verso Marina Karella and Stamped. In great conditions w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of Silver Rooster Stands, Golden Decoration Object for Home Décor
Located in Hampshire, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated roosters - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver Leaf
Viking Soldier Decorative Bronze Statue Sculpture, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous classic decorative Statue or Miniature Sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of metal, we think it's bronze or brass. Very decorativ...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Female 'Hollywood' Girl In Spelter, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superb Art Deco spelter female designed by Lorenzl. She's made from spelter and stands on an ebonized wooden plinth. Her o...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Large Italian Hand Painted / Gilt Polychrome Porcelain Dove Bird Figurines
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your decor with the exquisite Italian Hand-Painted and Gilt-Decorated Polychrome Porcelain Dove Bird Sculpture, featuring male and female figurines. This masterfully crafted ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Bronze Bird Mobile Sculpture by Gerard Koch
By Gérard Koch
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Gerard Koch was born in 1926 in Germany and died in 2014 in Paris. He studied at La grande chaumière in Paris and had Zadkine as a professor. His first exhibition was in Paris in 1956. In 1976 he exhibited at the museum of modern art in Paris. This sculpture shows a bird inside a bronze circle...
Category
1960s French Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Asian Gilt Bronze Teppanom Kneeling Thai Sacred Angels
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Two Asian gilt bronze Teppanom kneeling Thai sacred angels.
Bronze gilded temple guardians in a sitting position. These temple guardians were made in Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Colonial Painted and Gilt Santos of Saint Michael the Archangel
Located in Stamford, CT
Spanish Colonial style polychromed and gilt santos of the Archangel Saint Michael shown striding with raised arm where he would have held a sword or spear to drive Satan from paradise. This is a finely detailed mid 20th century plaster sculpture in the Baroque style. The face with a serene expression and glass eyes. Mounted on a painted wood base.
Acquired in Lima, Peru circa 1960 by the previous owner.
16 inches high 7 wide 8 deep
Saint Michael the Archangel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Six Bronzed Wood Decorative Columns
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of six decorative Ionic and Corinthian columns made of carved wood that has been accentuated with bronze colored leaf.
These were used as merchandising display props at Boston’s ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
SELKET - Art Deco Gilt Bronze Egyptian Goddess on Marble Base, Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
SELKET - Art Deco gilt bronze Egyptian Revival Goddess on marble base - mid 20th century.
Good vintage condition - as found/photographed - bends and gilding loss from age and use.
Size - 2" Square x 5" High.
SELKET - Selket (Selkit) was the divine scorpion who ruled over medicine and magic and protected the coffins of the dead. Selket was the wife of Ra and aided Isis, Nephthys, and Neith in guarding the canopic jars...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gold Gilt Bronze Owl Bird Eyeglass Holder, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial gold gilt bronze owl bird eyeglass holder, circa 1960s. Piece is beautifully detailed as shown. Great as a standalone sculp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Shan Burmese Style Gilt Dry Lacquer Buddha Head, circa 1960s, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
A serene vintage Buddha head of gilt dry lacquer in the Shan Burmese style, but made in Thailand for the export market, circa 1960s, mounted on a b...
Category
1960s Thai Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Laminate, Lacquer
Pair of Vintage Northern Thai Double Ram Sculptures with Reddish Brown Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of vintage Northern Thai double ram reddish brown lacquered sculptures from the mid-20th century, with elegant black antlers, green glass jewelry...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Gilt Bronze Brooch Chateau en Espagne by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small gilt bronze brooch named "Chateau en Espagne" by French Parisian art jewelry and sculpture Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1950s. It depicts ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Articulated Gilt Bronze Brooch Le Travail Dominant Le Mond by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A three-part articulated gilt bronze brooch named "Le Travail Dominant le Mond" by French Parisian art jewelry and sculpture Line Vautrin (1913-1997...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Gilded Sculpture of a Thai Standing Buddha
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage gilded Asian wooden sculpture of a standing Buddha.
Southeast Asian carved gilt wood and polychrome sculpture of the Buddha standing.
Mandalay standing Thai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Art Deco Rare Porcelain Figurine, Flower Frog, Gunthersfeld, Germany, 1930s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco Rare Porcelain Figurine, Flower frog by the Porzellanfabrik Günthersfeld AG, Gehren, Germany 1930s. Rare find, this piece was made of porcelain trimmed in gold, it is in gre...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Northern Thai Double Ram Painted Sculpture with Gilt and Jewelry Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Northern Thai double ram black painted sculpture from the mid-20th century, with elegant antlers, green glass jewelry motifs and red accents. Found in Northern Thailand, this horizontal sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Modernist Bronze Sculpture of Male Nude by Irving Amen, Ca. 1960
By Irving Amen
Located in New York, NY
MARKINGS
Signed ‘AMEN’
IRVING AMEN (American, 1918-2011) was one of the most versatile American artists of any era, creating oil paintings, woodcuts, linocuts, etchings, engravin...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Set of Japanese Women Awa Odori Dancers
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of 3 bronze dancer figures. This group of 3 large figures have graceful lines and a beautiful golden finish with patina. Circa 1970s. These abstract figures with a variegated gold patina depict female Japanese Awa Odori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Large Metal Sculpture Of a Perched Eagle
Located in Germantown, MD
A gorgeous sculpture of an eagle made entirely from intricate pieces of gilded metal
measuring 21" in width, 6.5" in depth and standing 16.5" tall. The sculpture is of good heavy ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Rare French Gilt Bronze Box "Pinocchio" by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare cast gilt bronze box "Pinocchio" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The elongated lidded box depicts a silouette portrait of the famous boy. The interior...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair Japanese Carved and Lacquered Inari Foxes, Showa Era, Dated 1951, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and mischievous pair of Japanese carved and lacquered wood Inari foxes, kitsune, dated Showa year twenty six, corresponding to 1951, Japan.
T...
Category
1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Red and Gold Gilt Indian Acanthus Carved Finial Drilled to Be Made into a Lamp
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Indian red painted and parcel gilt wooden finial from the mid 20th century with carved acanthus leaves, pre-drilled to be made into a table lamp. Created in India during th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Bronze Gilt Thai Teppanom Temple Guard Dancing Statue Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage statue in gilt bronze metal of Thai Teppanom Temple Guard Dancing statue sculpture.
Vintage Handcrafted Gilded Thai Teppanom Temple Guard Dancer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Squirrel Paperweight Claude and Marcel Guillemard, 1930
By Marcel Guillemard, Claude
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Cute Art Deco Paperweight / Car Mascot Gilt Bronze in the shape of squirrel. Signed by the French artist Claude and with the founders' signature of Marcel Gui...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Italian Gilt Iron Floral Wall Sconce
Located in Redding, CT
Large Italian gilt iron floral wall sconce. Adorned with five elaborate tiger Lilly flowers. This unique sconce adds texture and depth to any w...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Mid-Century French Louis XVI Carved Gilt Music Instruments Wall Trophies
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining room or living room with this elegant pair of antique wall carvings. Hand carved in Italy circa 1970 and almost 3 feet tall, eac...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Three Gold Plated Nautilus Shells, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Group of three nautilus shells with their iconic form, gold plated with a copper under coat wearing through as a sculptural element.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Bronze Figures
Located in Cypress, CA
Attractive pair of Italian neoclassical style parcel-gilt and patinated bronze opposing figures of artistic maidens surmounted by moulded glass shades made into lamps, all standing o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tall Pair of Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Wall Trophies or Appliques
Located in Nashville, TN
Presents very well, each trophy( possibly a grand tour souvenir ) of matte lemony gilt with water gilt accents. The set an allegory to Arts, music , sciences, and architecture, Of c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Thai Carved and Painted Wooden Monk Statue with Dispelling of Fear Gesture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Thai carved wooden monk statue with red, black and gilt finish, inlaid mica and Abhaya Mudra (fear dispelling) gesture. Immerse yourself in the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carved Wood and Gilt Finished Chinese Foo Dog Figurines or Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of intricately hand carved and hand painted Foo dogs are believed to have made in the mid-20th century in the Imperial style. The dogs are composed of a softwood which have...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Softwood
Large Vintage Nepalese Gilt Bronze Vajrasattva Buddha, Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive vintage gilt bronze figure of the tantric Buddha Vajrasattva, the Diamond Thunderbolt, mid 20th century, Nepal.
Crafted of cast and richly gilt bronze, Vajrasattva sits in vajrasana, or full lotus position, his torso slightly bent at the waist. He holds an upright vajra scepter in one hand, raised at heart level. His other hand, resting on his hip, would originally have held a a ghanta, or bell, which is now missing.
He is festooned in jewelry, including a five pointed crown, earrings, necklaces and armlets, all studded with coral and turquoise beads. His long hair falling in elegant tresses around his shoulders, the rest tied up in a high chignon topped by a vajra.
Vajrasattva wears a dhoti covering his lower half. The dhoti intricately cast and carved with a scrolling vegetal design, and featuring images from the Ashtamangala, or Eight Auspicious Emblems, including the conch, endless knot, and double fish. Scarves billow out around his arms.
The tantric Buddha sits upon a tall double lotus throne, the back with more intricately cast decorations of dragons and lotus blossoms against dense vegetal scrolls. The base sealed with a dented copper plate inscribed with a visvajra, or double vajra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Bronze
Hollywood Regency Gilt Brass Recumbent Deer and Prancing Horse
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency gilt brass recumbent deer and prancing horse, the horse having engraved floral and foliate motif to body. Both solid brass and of heav...
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Brass
William Bowie Gilded Mid-Century Modern Abstract Table Sculpture on Teak Base
Located in St. Louis, MO
Signed William Bowie welded spire abstract metal gilded with both gold and silver leaf on teak base, circa 1960. This piece is unusual as most of Bowie's pieces are wall-mounted form...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Burmese Carved Hardwood Crowned Buddha Seated in Western Pose, Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Burmese carved, lacquered and gilt hardwood crowned Buddha seated in a "western pose", early to mid 20th century, Burma (Myanmar).
The elegant and graceful Buddha is portrayed wearing an elaborate six pointed crown with two large "wings" to the side, and a simple robe wrapped around the body and draped over one shoulder. He is seated upon a high stepped throne, his feet resting upon a double lotus pedestal.
The Buddha's face is serene. He stares out in the distance calmly, with eyes slightly downcast, and a slight smile on his face. His long, pendulous earlobes blend in with the wings of the elaborate crown upon his head. A lotus bud finial would originally have surmounted the head, but is now missing. He holds one hand in his lap, palm up in a meditative gesture. His other hand rests gently on his knee.
This pose, with the Buddha seated upon a raised throne, with both legs planted on the floor, is often referred to as a "western pose". The pose is most often associated with the Bodhisattva Maitreya...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Lacquer, Hardwood
Collection of Lomonosov Porcelain Figurines with Winter Sports Subject
By Lomonosov
Located in London, GB
These delightful porcelain figurines were created in Russia in the 1950s. Included in this set are two models depicting a boy and girl holding skis, and a small figure of a boy playing ice hockey. These three figurines...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Rococo Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Brutalist Fish Sculpture on a Black Wooden Plinth
Located in London, GB
A fish sculpture on a black wooden plinth finished in silver and gilt with gilt fish in silver reeds in a Brutalist style.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Set of Three Large Midcentury Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of three large (9.75" tall) iron Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1970s. The cast iron with gold gilt pieces are very heavy and solid a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Buddhist Figure of Manjushri, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Nepalese gilt bronze figure of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, early to mid 20th century.
The Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Pair Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mid 20th Century, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of Italian porcelain chinoiserie nodding head figures of a Chinese Mandarin couple, made for the Marbo Lamp Company, circa 1960's, Inl...
Category
1960s Italian Chinoiserie Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Midcentury Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of three small (4" tall) bronze Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1960s. The cast iron with gold gilt pieces are very heavy and solid an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Pair of Venetian Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A very unique pair of circa 1940's Italian hand-blown figural art glass table lamps in the form of Carnival characters standing next to Venetian columns...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva 'Amoghapasha?', Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful and unusual gilt bronze figure of a Bodhisattva, possibly Amoghapasha, Nepal, early to mid-20th century, circa 1930s or 1940s.
The regal figure possibly depicting the bodhisattva Amoghapasha, the Unfailing Lasso. The enlightened being is portrayed seated upon a high double lotus pedestal. He is dressed as an Indian prince, wearing a luxurious foliate patterned dhoti around his waist and a billowing scarf around his shoulders. . His torso bare save for the jeweled necklaces and the sacred thread. A five pointed crown with an image of Amitabha Buddha in the central point graces his head.
His princely face cold painted with beautiful detail, his hair colored blue with crushed lapis lazuli, indicating his peaceful nature. Amoghapasha holds a lasso in one hand, an axe in the other. He is considered an emanation of Avalokiteshvara. A bodhisattva of compassion, Amoghapasha is so named because of the lasso he holds in his hand. The lasso represents his vast compassion which is thought to extend to encompass all beings, bringing them into a state of perfection and enlightenment.
The copper base plate, seemingly a later replacement, has been inscribed with a visvajra (double vajra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
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