Nepalese Seated Figure of a Bodhisattva

At ease, one knee raised, and gold from the crown to the ankle.

This seated figure of a bodhisattva comes from Nepal and is a contemporary work in gilded copper. Metal sculptors of Nepal have been celebrated for gilded Buddhist images for many centuries, and the craft continues today. A tall, tiered crown rises above a calm face with lowered eyes. One arm rests on the raised knee, while a stem climbs past the other shoulder to open in a full blossom. Jewelry is worked at the neck, arms and ankles. A dark lobed wood stand sits below. Seven and a half inches high.

Bodhisattvas are said to linger for the sake of others. This one looks unhurried.