15th century, Khasa Malla Kingdom, Namasangiti (Manjushri), gilt copper, 11,2 cm, private collection, on Lost Arts of Nepal and 15th-16th century, Tibet, Art d’Asie June 2017, on Christie’s.
According to Alice Getty in ‘The Gods of Northern Buddhism’ and to Himalayan Art Resources, this form of Manjushri with one head and six pairs of arms is described in the Mayajala Tantra. He is often called Namasangiti Manjushri but this can also refer to other forms of the bodhisattva. Almost exclusive to Nepal, he always sits with his legs locked and is adorned with a crown and princely jewellery. Each pair of hands represents a buddha, i.e. the five direction buddhas and Vajrasattva. The late John Huntington and Dina Bangdel gave a full description in The Circle of Bliss
14th century, Nepal, Buddha Shakyamuni, gilt copper, 11,6 cm, private collection, photo on Lost Arts of Nepal
Shakyamuni is seated on a distinctive lotus base with plump ‘hoofed’ petals, large beading at the top and a plain lower edge. Other features related to the Khasa Malla Kingdom are the finger joints marked on the outer part of the hand, and the unusual pattern along the edge of his garment, which includes a small hole at the centre of each grain of rice.
1200-1400, Nepal, Khasha Malla (sic), Unidentified Tibetan Monastic Master, gilt copper, 5,4 cm, photo on Fondation Alain Bordier, nº ABS 327 at the Tibet Museum in Gruyères (Switzerland).
Compare with a donor figure published on asianart.com in an article by Ian Alsop.
Himalayan Buddhist Art - Art Bouddhiste de l'Himalaya 