The mighty sculpture in creamy-pink stoneware (a particularly hard type of sandstone) depicts a rare Lokeshvara with ten arms in an upright position. His face is serene with almond-shaped eyes. The half-closed eyes looking down, the full lips set in a vaguely sweet and distant smile, the slightly square chin and jaws convey the inner energy combined with the serenity that only the face of an enlightened one can express.
The whole figure is framed by the extraordinary halo formed by the eight hind arms rising from the rock as if by magic. The two front arms reach out symmetrically holding two lotus buds; it is a strong and balanced work. The fact that the figure has not been completed and that the body forms are tied to the stone enhances the intensity and mystery with which this figure is imbued.

Provenance: Private Italian collection.
Presenting expertise Dr. Giorgio Cecchini.
Purchased by Dr. Giorgio Cecchini, Verona, 15 July 1999.

Lot not exportable from Italy.