Antique NEPAL Yab-Yum figure, copper alloy, around 1900

Description

Antique NEPAL Yab-Yum figure, copper alloy, around 1900
An interesting depiction of the Yab-Yum motif from Nepal. This is folk art art rendering of a common symbolic motif, most probably from the rural areas in Nepal. Ancient piece around 1900. Good size.
Yab-yum
(
Tibetan
literally, "father-mother") is a common symbol in the
Buddhist art
of
India
,
Bhutan
,
Nepal
, and
Tibet
. It represents the primordial union of wisdom and compassion, depicted as a male
deity
in union with his female consort. The male figure represents
compassion
and
skillful means
, while the female partner represents
insight
. In yab-yum the female is seated on the male’s lap.
origin:
Nepal
provenance:
Austrian collection
material / process:
copper alloy
dimensions: height: 20.8 cm; weight: 900 grams
condition:
very good - e
xactly as seen on illustrations
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