G760.3 A FINE GREYISH-BLACK STONE FIGURE OF A CHOWRI BEARER
PROBABLY NEPAL

CIRCA 15^TH CENTURY

H. 38 CMS, 15 INS

A lithe, finely-detailed, polished grey-black stone figure of a chowri (ritual fly-whisk) bearer, standing in slight tribhanga with his right arm raised to wield the implement, the left placed on his hip, the remains of the whisk beside his left shoulder, adorned with extensive jewellery including earrings, necklaces and basubands.

 

For a related sculpture of Avalokitesvara, please see cat. no. S37 in P. Pal, Art of Nepal: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection, LACMA and University of California Press, 1985.

Provenance: Private English Collection.

Acquired during the family’s long service in India between 1946 and 1967.