A Mustang Figure of Nairatmya
Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644)

Nairatmya is the consort of Hevajra, usually appeared in pair with him in a Yab-Yum form, very rarely shown solo as a sculpture. This figure is seated on a double-lotus base, holding a kapala in left hand and a kartrika in right hand. She wears a leaf-shaped coronet on head with her hair partly in an ushnisha and partly let down on her shoulders, on top of it a spherical cintamani ‘jewel’ finial. Her face is roundish with eyes slightly open, a straight nose and a small mouth, appearing solemn. Nairatmya is shown naked from upper body, with an accurate body structure and a graceful posture. Her chest is decorated with jades and pearls, the robe she wears falls across her arms and drapes naturalistically, with a pearl belt and long dress covering from waist down, her wrists, arms and legs all decorated with bracelets. Such exquisite portrayal of details makes the figure all the more valuable.