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Title

Yogi Milarepa (c. 1032–c. 1135)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A miniature sculpture of a the Tibetan yogin Milarepa as a rotund figure, seated in lalitasana (the posture of royal ease, with one knee drawn up and the other relaxed) on an antelope skin (the head of the antelope can be discerned just under the figure's left foot, as an incised design). The right hand is raised, cusping the right ear as though to better hear, while the left elbow rests on the left knee, and the right hand holds a nettle-shell bowl. Wrapped around his torso, from his right shoulder to his left knee, is a sash (sometimes referred to as a meditation belt), which allows him to keep his body upright during long hours of meditation. The base, cast in a single piece with the figure, is decorated with beading and a single band of lotus petals.

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1981/2.56

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 13.30561

Primary Keywords

buddhism

earrings

himalayan

lotus

miniature (size attribute)

saint

tibetan

vajrayana