Indian Kneeling Figure of Hanuman

Kneeling figure with a monkey face rests a heavy mace on one shoulder.

This kneeling figure of hanuman is from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, and is contemporary. It is makrana marble. Around 250 years ago Sawai Jai Singh II, a Rajput ruler, moved his capital to Jaipur and summoned the skilled sculptors, and Jaipur remains the center of marble carving in Rajasthan. White figure kneeling on one knee with a furrowed, animal-like face, a haloed crown, and one hand raised in an open palm. A tall ribbed club leans against the shoulder, and draped cloth pools at the cut-cornered base. It is 18 inches wide, 9 deep and 24 high.

Gentle gesture, serious club, and no confusion about priorities.