Prajnaparamita Statue – Buddhist Figure with Filigree

The four-armed Prajnaparamita, embodiment of the “Perfection of Wisdom,” is decorated with filigree and colored stones.

Prajnaparamita ia seated in the lotus posture, padma asana. Her two inner hands rest in her lap in dhyana mudra, the gesture of meditation. The outer hands hold her characteristic attributes: in the left hand the book of wisdom, the Prajnaparamita Sutra, and in the right a vajra, symbolizing clarity and indestructibility. Prajnaparamita wears the crown and full adornment of a bodhisattva.

Garment and pedestal are worked in filigree. Fine wires are bent into spiral forms, filled with small arched elements, and assembled into patterns. Colored stones set accents within the ornament and form floral motifs. On the reverse of the lotus pedestal, a carved red lotus blossom is placed at the center, flanked by two smaller blossoms. The statue is worked all around and suitable for freestanding presentation.

Prajnaparamita follows the visual traditions of Vajrayana art from the Kathmandu Valley, in which posture, gesture, and ornament are brought together into a balanced iconographic unity.

Prajnaparamita

copper statue, traditional lost-wax cast, decorated with fine filigree, silver- and gold-plated, accented with colored stones. The figure is patinated. The face is set in gold. 
 

• Height: 9" / 23 cm
• Width: 7" / 17.5 cm
• Depth: 4" / 10.5 cm
• Weight: 2,082 g

NOTE 

The facial painting is a cold gold application and water-soluble.