 |
Ratnapani Bodhisattva
|
| |
 |
Ratnapani Bodhisattva
|
| |
|
Ratnapani Bodhisattva
NEPAL; 10th century; Gilt copper alloy; H: 20.3 cm;Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, USA
Ratnapani wears a three-leaf crown above a gem-inlaid topknot from which locks of hair fall over the shoulders. The Bodhisattva is adorned with a few pieces of jewelry as well as a wide sash across the upper body. A jeweled belt secures the skirt beneath, from which pleated folds emerge from between the legs. The figure is seated in the posture of royal ease upon a double lotus throne. The left hand rests on the knee and holds the long stem of a lotus flower on which rests the large jewel from which Ratnapani gains the name, Jewel-bearer ". The right hand is extended and holds the Bodhisattva's other attribute |
