Two large gilt-copper-alloy repoussé figuresNepal, 15th/16th centuryThe larger depicting Maitreya finely modelled standing on a lotus pedestal before pierced scrolling lotus and a flaming mandorla, the torso slightly swaying with her right hand raised in auspicious mudra, the left arm by her side, wearing a five peaked tiara, a stupa set within the high chignon bun; the smaller figure of a bodhisattva standing upright with right hand on the right knee, both adorned with elaborate jewellery and mounted on wood panels. The larger, 76cm (30in) high (2).注脚十五/十六世紀 尼泊爾 銅鎏金錘鍱佛像一組兩件Provenance: Henry Harrison Getty (1838-1919), by reputeAlice Getty (d.1946), by reputeCourtenay Morgan, Viscount Tredegar (1867-1934), by reputeEvan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar (1893-1949), by reputeProfessor and Mrs Bellerby, by repute Mark Dineley (1901-1975)Peter Dineley (1938-2018), and thence by descentFeatured in the Himalayan Art Resources, item nos. 16790 and 16791.來源：傳Henry Harrison Getty（1838-1919年）舊藏傳Alice Getty（卒於1946年）舊藏傳Tredegar子爵Courtenay Morgan（1867-1934年）舊藏傳Tredegar子爵二世Evan Morgan（1893-1949年）舊藏傳Bellerby教授及夫人舊藏Mark Dineley（1901-1975年）舊藏Peter Dineley（1938-2018年）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今收錄於Himalayan Art Resources數據庫，編號16790與16791The large scale, deep relief, and exceptional detail suggest that these panels originated from an important shrine to a Buddha or bodhisattva. Compare with a related gilt-copper alloy repoussé figure of a Bodhisattva illustrated on Himalayanart.org (item no.11654).