gramsThis four-armed lokeshvara is holding a lotus bud, a bumpa, mala prayer beads and a book. The lotus symbolizes the potential in us all to attain enlightenment (just as a purelotus can grow in the muddiest water). He is wearing a sambat loincloth with fishtail fold.Provenance: Collection Sharpes, Strasbourg , acquired 3rd December 2002 in New York ( USA ) , original invoice available