STATUETTE DE VISHNU EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉNÉPAL, XIV/XVE SIÈCLEHimalayan Art Resources item no. 489418.4 cm (7 1/4 in.) highProvenance: A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VISHNUNEPAL, 14TH/15TH CENTURY尼泊爾 十四/十五世紀 銅鎏金毗濕奴像Provenance:With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970sVishnu is the divine preserver and protector of the universe. Here, he stands insamabhanga while holding hid attributes, which include a war discus, a mace, and a lotus stem. A shortdhoti wraps around his sensuous thighs with long sashes falling at each of his sides. Wearing a tall foliate crown and decorative jewelry, the rich ornamentation is indicative of the Nepali aesthetic tradition of the Early Malla period.The overall modelling can bepared to another Vishnu image sold at , New York, 16 March 2015, lot 3. For similar facial types and jewelery, refer to a seated figure of Amitayus, published in von Schroeder,Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, pp. 356-7, no. 94C. Alsopare to two larger figures of Lakshminarayana and Padmapani (ibid, pp. 360-2, nos. 96D & 97A).