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A GILT COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF KUNZANG AKOR, BON TRADITION, TIBET, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
西藏十四至十五世紀合金銅貢桑阿闊像，苯教傳統
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Kunzang Akor is seated in padmasana, hands held in dhyanamudra on his lap, wearing elaborate jeweled necklaces. His serene face with heavy-lidded eyes below gently arched brows centered by an urna, framed by his hair falling elegantly in curled strands over the shoulders and piled up into a topknot behind the elaborate foliate crown. The mantra ‘AH’ is cast on his chest. The sealed base is incised with a double-lined wan symbol.
Provenance: From an old Austrian collection. The base with a collector’s label, ‘515. 24T.’
Condition: Fine condition, commensurate with age. Some wear, mostly to gilt, and expected casting irregularities. Small nicks, dents and losses, minor warping, and light surface scratches. The base is sealed. Fine, naturally grown patina with some cuprite and malachite encrustations.
Weight: 826.6 g
Dimensions: Height 17.3 cm
Please click here to read the full description
The deity Kunzang Akor is the meditational form of Shenlha Okar. As in the present example, he is generally recognized by the Tibetan letter 'AH' placed on the chest at the level of the heart. The two hands are placed in the lap and hold the stems of two flower blossoms supporting a stylized yungdrung symbol on the right and a vase on the left. There are numerous traditions of ritual cycles and meditation practices for Kunzang Akor. It is also common to have a sculpture of Kunzang Akor created as a death memorial. While in Tibetan Buddhism it is more common to have a painting created in memoriam, a sculpture is more common in the Bon Religion. The Tibetan lettering on the chest, not found on Buddhist sculpture, confirms that this deity is from the Bon tradition. For a closely related example, see S. Karmay and J. Watt, Bon: The Magic Word, 2007, page 50, fig. 38.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 12 December 2013, lot 240
Price: EUR 18,750 or approx. EUR 24,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Statuette Bun de Kunzang Akor en bronze doré Tibet, XVE siècle
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 March 2009, lot 1356
Price: USD 13,750 or approx. EUR 18,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Gilt Bronze Figure of Kunzang Akor, Tibet, 14th/15th Century
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
西藏十四至十五世紀合金銅貢桑阿闊像，苯教傳統
貢桑阿闊成蓮花坐姿，手結禪定印，佩戴精緻的寶石項鍊。他面容平靜，雙眼微閉，眉毛微彎，雙眉之間有白毫，頭髮捲曲，垂在肩上，部分在精緻的葉冠后成一個高髻。他的胸口鑄有三字明咒中的“啊”。密封的底座上刻有萬字符。
來源：奧地利私人舊藏，底座收藏標籤 ‘515. 24T.’
品相：品相完好，有些磨損，主要是鎏金部分，小缺口、凹痕和缺損、輕微翹曲和輕微表面劃痕。底座密封。精美的天然包漿，帶有一些紅綠色結殼。
重量：826.6 克
尺寸：高17.3 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2013年12月12日，lot 240
價格：EUR 18,750（相當於今日EUR 24,000）
描述：西藏十五世紀鍍金銅貢桑阿闊像
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得， 2009年3月20日，lot 1356
價格：USD 13,750（相當於今日EUR 18,000）
描述：十四至十五世紀鎏金銅貢桑阿闊像
Kunzang Akor is seated in padmasana, hands held in dhyanamudra on his lap, wearing elaborate jeweled necklaces. His serene face with heavy-lidded eyes below gently arched brows centered by an urna, framed by his hair falling elegantly in curled strands over the shoulders and piled up into a topknot behind the elaborate foliate crown. The mantra ‘AH’ is cast on his chest. The sealed base is incised with a double-lined wan symbol.
Provenance: From an old Austrian collection. The base with a collector’s label, ‘515. 24T.’
Condition: Fine condition, commensurate with age. Some wear, mostly to gilt, and expected casting irregularities. Small nicks, dents and losses, minor warping, and light surface scratches. The base is sealed. Fine, naturally grown patina with some cuprite and malachite encrustations.
Weight: 826.6 g
Dimensions: Height 17.3 cm
Please click here to read the full description
The deity Kunzang Akor is the meditational form of Shenlha Okar. As in the present example, he is generally recognized by the Tibetan letter 'AH' placed on the chest at the level of the heart. The two hands are placed in the lap and hold the stems of two flower blossoms supporting a stylized yungdrung symbol on the right and a vase on the left. There are numerous traditions of ritual cycles and meditation practices for Kunzang Akor. It is also common to have a sculpture of Kunzang Akor created as a death memorial. While in Tibetan Buddhism it is more common to have a painting created in memoriam, a sculpture is more common in the Bon Religion. The Tibetan lettering on the chest, not found on Buddhist sculpture, confirms that this deity is from the Bon tradition. For a closely related example, see S. Karmay and J. Watt, Bon: The Magic Word, 2007, page 50, fig. 38.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 12 December 2013, lot 240
Price: EUR 18,750 or approx. EUR 24,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Statuette Bun de Kunzang Akor en bronze doré Tibet, XVE siècle
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 March 2009, lot 1356
Price: USD 13,750 or approx. EUR 18,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Gilt Bronze Figure of Kunzang Akor, Tibet, 14th/15th Century
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
西藏十四至十五世紀合金銅貢桑阿闊像，苯教傳統
貢桑阿闊成蓮花坐姿，手結禪定印，佩戴精緻的寶石項鍊。他面容平靜，雙眼微閉，眉毛微彎，雙眉之間有白毫，頭髮捲曲，垂在肩上，部分在精緻的葉冠后成一個高髻。他的胸口鑄有三字明咒中的“啊”。密封的底座上刻有萬字符。
來源：奧地利私人舊藏，底座收藏標籤 ‘515. 24T.’
品相：品相完好，有些磨損，主要是鎏金部分，小缺口、凹痕和缺損、輕微翹曲和輕微表面劃痕。底座密封。精美的天然包漿，帶有一些紅綠色結殼。
重量：826.6 克
尺寸：高17.3 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2013年12月12日，lot 240
價格：EUR 18,750（相當於今日EUR 24,000）
描述：西藏十五世紀鍍金銅貢桑阿闊像
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得， 2009年3月20日，lot 1356
價格：USD 13,750（相當於今日EUR 18,000）
描述：十四至十五世紀鎏金銅貢桑阿闊像
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