PRINTCatalogue Note
A Mustang Figure of Nairatmya
Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644)
Nairatmya is the consort of Hevajra, usually appeared in pair with him in a Yab-Yum form, very rarely shown solo as a sculpture. This figure is seated on a double-lotus base, holding a kapala in left hand and a kartrika in right hand. She wears a leaf-shaped coronet on head with her hair partly in an ushnisha and partly let down on her shoulders, on top of it a spherical cintamani ‘jewel’ finial. Her face is roundish with eyes slightly open, a straight nose and a small mouth, appearing solemn. Nairatmya is shown naked from upper body, with an accurate body structure and a graceful posture. Her chest is decorated with jades and pearls, the robe she wears falls across her arms and drapes naturalistically, with a pearl belt and long dress covering from waist down, her wrists, arms and legs all decorated with bracelets. Such exquisite portrayal of details makes the figure all the more valuable.
Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644)
Nairatmya is the consort of Hevajra, usually appeared in pair with him in a Yab-Yum form, very rarely shown solo as a sculpture. This figure is seated on a double-lotus base, holding a kapala in left hand and a kartrika in right hand. She wears a leaf-shaped coronet on head with her hair partly in an ushnisha and partly let down on her shoulders, on top of it a spherical cintamani ‘jewel’ finial. Her face is roundish with eyes slightly open, a straight nose and a small mouth, appearing solemn. Nairatmya is shown naked from upper body, with an accurate body structure and a graceful posture. Her chest is decorated with jades and pearls, the robe she wears falls across her arms and drapes naturalistically, with a pearl belt and long dress covering from waist down, her wrists, arms and legs all decorated with bracelets. Such exquisite portrayal of details makes the figure all the more valuable.