A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF ARHAT KALIKA TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF ARHAT KALIKA TIBET, 18TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no. 2245 4 in. (10.3 cm) high Footnotes: 西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金迦裡迦像 Identified by the pair of earrings in his hands, the arhat Kalika sits contentedly with his head slightly tilting to the left. Embracing poverty, Kalika is said to live in cemeteries, and has no possessions other than his robes, begging bowl, and a pair of earrings. His state of mind, completely free from worldly desires, is vividly captured by the present figure. Kalika made it his mission to lead all sentient beings to the Path, starting by converting his own parents to Buddhism. Among his many conversions are the gods of one of the Kamaloka heavens, who offered Kalika their earrings, which have become his iconographic attribute. Published Roman N. Prats (ed.), Monasterios y Lamas del Tibet, 2000, p. 221, no. 196. Donald Dinwiddie (ed.), Portraits of the Masters: Bronze Sculptures of the Tibetan Buddhist Lineages, 2003, pp. 350-1, no. 105. Exhibited Monasterios y Lamas del Tibet, Fundación 'la Caixa', Madrid, 23 November 2000 – 21 January 2001. Provenance Portraits of the Masters Collection, London Bonhams, New York, 14 March 2017, lot 3205 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing