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Antique Tibetan Copper Gilded Bronze Statue
Mayadevi
Mother of Buddha Shakyamuni
Western Tibet
, Circa: 19th century
H 8.5" (21.5cm.), W 3" (7.5cm.), D 3" (7.5cm.)

Condition : Excellent

Mayadevi is the mother of Siddartha Gautama, the Buddha. During her pregnancy an auspicious and important birth was predicted. Nearing her time, Mayadevi set out with her attendants to give birth at her mother’s home. Traveling they came to a glorious garden of fragrant Sal-trees in full bloom. The young queen, wishing to pause in that delightful spot, stepped down from her palanquin and entered the garden. Suddenly the pains of labor overtook Mayadevi and as she reached up to the tree to steady herself, a flowering bough bent down to support her. Grasping it, she stood and gave birth to her child, who came forth from her right side.

Here Mayadevi is reaching up toward the sal tree, her lithe body rising as if in a dance, anklets and ornaments embellishing her graceful form. There never was a more lyrical, felicitous image of birth, but more importantly, as the mother of the Buddha, Mayadevi is also seen as the generative source of the enlightenment process. It is in this aspect that she is glorified in this lush and frankly sensual work.


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From the top of her flaming headdress to the ends of her dainty toes, this figure is a ravishing work of art. The Gilded copper bronze is set off by inlaid silver in the ornaments. Bands of silver wire wind down the length of the dhoti, following the direction of round limbs and swaying hips. The surface is chased with great fluidity; diamond vajra are inscribed on the palms of both hands. Traces of saffron devotional powders have collected in the recessions, intensifying the warm golden lights that seem to emanate from the statue with an alluring softness that is eloquent and powerful.

  
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