A GILT COPPER FIGURE OF AMOGHAPASA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY Nepal. Standing in a slightly flexed pose, his eight radiating arms holding a sutra, trident, lotus bud and flower, kundika, lasso, and rosary. His serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes below gently arched eyebrows centered by an urna, flanked by long pendulous earlobes with floral earrings and surmounted by a tall crown. The hair arranged in a high chignon with a floral finial. The back with a large temple tang. Provenance: From a European private collection, assembled in the 1960s and 1970s. Condition: Very good condition with old wear and minor casting flaws, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, and small areas showing signs of weathering and erosion. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina. Weight: 1,041 g Dimensions: Height 24.5 cm Literature comparison: Compare a related figure in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Pal, Art of Nepal, 1985, p.128, no.S55). Auction result comparison: Compare a related gilt copper figure of Amoghapasa, dated 17th century, at Bonhams San Francisco in Asian Decorative Arts on 20 December 2016, lot 9001, sold for USD 16,250, another dated to the 16th century at Sotheby's New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art on 17 March 2015, lot 1048, sold for USD 30,000, and a third, inlaid with semiprecious stones, at Sotheby's New York in South Asian Art on 21 March 2012, lot 300, sold for USD 40,000. 十六至十七世紀銅鎏金不空羂索觀音像 尼泊爾。不空羂索觀音通體鎏金。頭戴花冠，冠鑲寶珠，髮髻高聳，耳垂花璫，髮綹層疊垂落披肩。細眉長目微閉，鼻樑挺秀，雙唇微抿，神情柔和。一面八臂，手中分別持經書、三叉戟、蓮花、寶瓶、念珠、净瓶、繩索等法器。上身坦露，飾項圈和長鏈，雙肩披帔帛，飾瓔珞，臂釧、手臅等，下身著貼體薄裙，跣足。 來源：歐洲私人收藏，購於1960-1970年代 品相：狀況非常好，磨損和輕微鑄造缺陷，微小的刻痕，局部有輕微劃痕，小區域顯示風化和侵蝕的跡象。 精細自然生長的深色包漿。 重量：1,041 克 尺寸：高 24.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件十七世紀銅鎏金不空羂索觀音，見舊金山邦翰思Asian Decorative Arts 2016年12月20日 lot 9001, 售價USD 16,250；另一件為十六世紀，見紐約蘇富比Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art 2015年3月17日 lot 1048, 售價USD 30,000；第三件鑲嵌寶石的造像見紐約蘇富比South Asian Art 2012年3月21日 lot 300, 售價USD 40,000。