2nd Jun, 2023 11:00
Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A PAIR OF GILT AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED COPPER REPOUSSÉ PLAQUES DEPICTING ‘PRECIOUS ELEPHANTS’, HASTIRATNA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
十七至十八世紀一對銅鎏金錘鍱彩繪象寳
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Tibet. Each caparisoned elephant shown standing with the head turned to one side, the back supporting the Three Jewels over an elaborate saddle cloth decorated with foliate scroll and suspending beaded and floral jewelry, wearing a bell around the neck, finely detailed with red and green pigment. (2)
Provenance: Collection de Monsieur E., a private collection of Tibetan bronzes in France.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, rubbing to gilt and pigments, few small dents and tiny nicks.
Weight: 402 g (total)
Dimensions: ca. 29 x 27 cm (each)
Elephants are symbols of majesty, power, endurance, self-control, and gentleness in Buddhism. The present lot more specifically represents the Precious Elephant, which is one of the Seven Treasures of the chakravartin, or ‘universal monarch’. The mythical concept of the Buddhist chakravartin originated in India, where rulers rode elephants in both battle and peaceful processions. For further discussion of the chakravartin, see Beer, The Encylopedia of Tibetan Symbols, 1999, page 163.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams, 2 October 2012, lot 1639
Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 7,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt copper alloy bronze ‘precious elephant’, hastiratna, Tibet, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject. Note that the lot comprises only a single elephant, cast in the round, and is of much smaller size (20.3 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 March 2012, lot 1793
Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 23,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Gilt Repousse Copper Plaque of a Caparisoned Elephant, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Expert remark: Compare the related subject, and the repoussé technique. Note the similar size (25.4 cm) and the fact that this example may be slightly earlier than the present lot.
十七至十八世紀一對銅鎏金錘鍱彩繪象寳
西藏。大象頭轉向一側，站立，背部支撐著三顆珠寶，上面是精心製作的鞍座，上面裝飾著纏枝如意紋並懸掛著瓔珞和花卉首飾，脖子上戴著一個鈴鐺，上面飾有紅色和綠色顏料。(2)
來源：法國Monsieur E.私人收藏，這是一個專注於西藏青銅器的收藏。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造瑕疵、鎏金和顏料有磨損、少量小凹痕和微小刻痕。
重量：總402 克
尺寸：每一件約 29 x 27 厘米
大象在佛教中是威嚴、力量、忍耐、自製和溫柔的象徵。寶象是轉輪聖王的七寶之一。佛教轉輪聖王的神話概念起源於印度，那裡的統治者在戰鬥和和平遊行中都騎著大象。關於轉輪聖王可參閲Beer，The Encylopedia of Tibetan Symbols，1999年，第163頁。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：邦瀚斯，2012年10月2日，lot 1639
價格：USD 6,250（相當於今日EUR 7,500）
描述：十七世紀西藏銅合金象寳
專家評論：比較非常相近主題。請注意此僅有一尊象，圓形邊緣雕刻，以及尺寸小很多(20.3 厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2012年3月23日，lot 1793
價格：USD 20,000（相當於今日EUR 23,500）
描述：明鎏金銅寶象掛屏
專家評論：比較相近主題和錘鍱技巧。請注意相似 尺寸(25.4 厘米)，以及年代稍早。
Tibet. Each caparisoned elephant shown standing with the head turned to one side, the back supporting the Three Jewels over an elaborate saddle cloth decorated with foliate scroll and suspending beaded and floral jewelry, wearing a bell around the neck, finely detailed with red and green pigment. (2)
Provenance: Collection de Monsieur E., a private collection of Tibetan bronzes in France.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, rubbing to gilt and pigments, few small dents and tiny nicks.
Weight: 402 g (total)
Dimensions: ca. 29 x 27 cm (each)
Elephants are symbols of majesty, power, endurance, self-control, and gentleness in Buddhism. The present lot more specifically represents the Precious Elephant, which is one of the Seven Treasures of the chakravartin, or ‘universal monarch’. The mythical concept of the Buddhist chakravartin originated in India, where rulers rode elephants in both battle and peaceful processions. For further discussion of the chakravartin, see Beer, The Encylopedia of Tibetan Symbols, 1999, page 163.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams, 2 October 2012, lot 1639
Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 7,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt copper alloy bronze ‘precious elephant’, hastiratna, Tibet, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject. Note that the lot comprises only a single elephant, cast in the round, and is of much smaller size (20.3 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 March 2012, lot 1793
Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 23,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Gilt Repousse Copper Plaque of a Caparisoned Elephant, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Expert remark: Compare the related subject, and the repoussé technique. Note the similar size (25.4 cm) and the fact that this example may be slightly earlier than the present lot.
十七至十八世紀一對銅鎏金錘鍱彩繪象寳
西藏。大象頭轉向一側，站立，背部支撐著三顆珠寶，上面是精心製作的鞍座，上面裝飾著纏枝如意紋並懸掛著瓔珞和花卉首飾，脖子上戴著一個鈴鐺，上面飾有紅色和綠色顏料。(2)
來源：法國Monsieur E.私人收藏，這是一個專注於西藏青銅器的收藏。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造瑕疵、鎏金和顏料有磨損、少量小凹痕和微小刻痕。
重量：總402 克
尺寸：每一件約 29 x 27 厘米
大象在佛教中是威嚴、力量、忍耐、自製和溫柔的象徵。寶象是轉輪聖王的七寶之一。佛教轉輪聖王的神話概念起源於印度，那裡的統治者在戰鬥和和平遊行中都騎著大象。關於轉輪聖王可參閲Beer，The Encylopedia of Tibetan Symbols，1999年，第163頁。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：邦瀚斯，2012年10月2日，lot 1639
價格：USD 6,250（相當於今日EUR 7,500）
描述：十七世紀西藏銅合金象寳
專家評論：比較非常相近主題。請注意此僅有一尊象，圓形邊緣雕刻，以及尺寸小很多(20.3 厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2012年3月23日，lot 1793
價格：USD 20,000（相當於今日EUR 23,500）
描述：明鎏金銅寶象掛屏
專家評論：比較相近主題和錘鍱技巧。請注意相似 尺寸(25.4 厘米)，以及年代稍早。
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