9th Mar, 2023 13:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A RARE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VARAHA, NEPAL, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
十六至十七世紀尼泊爾罕見銅鎏金筏羅訶像
Sold for €36,400
including Buyer's Premium
Cast striding on a nagaraja above a lotus base, dressed in a loin cloth, adorned with beaded jewelry and bangles, his left arm raised supporting the goddess Bhudevi, his face in the form of a boar with long snout and two protruding fangs, standing on a coiled snake next to a small depiction of Buddha Muchalinda. The base sealed and incised with a double vajra.
Provenance: From the private collection of Angela Trueb, Somerset, United Kingdom, and thence by descent in the same family. Angela Trueb (1918-1991) was the wife of Swiss coffee planter Hans Trueb. During her childhood, she spent many years in a coffee estate in Doddengudda, South India, and later moved to India again with her husband. Trueb inherited her mother’s passion for Indian religious sculptures and art. During her stay in India, Trueb invested a lot of time and energy into researching Indian temple sites and started her collection, which was later moved to her home when her family returned to Somerset in 1967.
Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, few nicks and dents, light surface scratches, and casting flaws. Very good, naturally grown patina overall. Sealed.
Weight: 646.5 g
Dimensions: Height 14.1 cm
The present figure depicts Vishnu as the cosmic boar Varaha telling the scene where the god prevents the earth from flooding. The earth goddess Bhudevi was captured by the demon Hiranayaksha and trapped in the cosmic waters when Vishnu took the form of a divine boar and rescued her after defeating the primeval serpent monster.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2015, lot 22
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of an animal-headed attendant, Tibet, 16th/17th century
Expert remark: Compare the related pose, beast head, and size (15 cm)
十六至十七世紀尼泊爾罕見銅鎏金筏羅訶像
豬頭大聖左腿膝蓋微屈，大開步站在蓮座上，長鼻子和兩顆獠牙突出，腰圍圍裙，佩戴珠飾和手鐲，左臂高舉，托著女神布德維；脚下盤繞的蛇，一側坐著那迦龍王目支鄰陀像。底座用雙金剛杵密封。
來源：英國薩默塞特Angela Trueb收藏，在同一家族保存至今。Angela Trueb (1918-1991) 是瑞士咖啡豆莊園主Hans Trueb的妻子。童年時代，她在南印度多登古達的一個咖啡莊園度過多年，後來隨丈夫再次移居印度。Trueb 繼承了她母親對印度宗教雕塑和藝術的熱情。在印度逗留期間，Trueb投入了大量時間和精力研究印度寺廟遺址，並開始了她的收藏，後來當她的家人於 1967 年返回薩默塞特時，這些收藏被搬到了她的家中。
品相：狀況極好，有磨損，輕微刻痕和凹痕，表面有輕微的劃痕和鑄造缺陷。自然包漿。密封。
重量：646.5 克
尺寸：高 14.1 厘米
這件造像將毗湿奴描繪成豬頭大聖筏羅訶，阻止大地洪水氾濫的場景。大地女神布德維被惡魔俘虜並被困在水域中，毗湿奴在擊敗蛇怪後化身為神豬並將她救出。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得， 2015年9月15日，lot 22
價格：USD 12,500（相當於今日EUR 15,000）
描述：A gilt bronze figure of an animal-headed attendant，Tibet，16th/17th century
專家評論：比較相近的姿勢、獸首和尺寸(15 厘米)。
Cast striding on a nagaraja above a lotus base, dressed in a loin cloth, adorned with beaded jewelry and bangles, his left arm raised supporting the goddess Bhudevi, his face in the form of a boar with long snout and two protruding fangs, standing on a coiled snake next to a small depiction of Buddha Muchalinda. The base sealed and incised with a double vajra.
Provenance: From the private collection of Angela Trueb, Somerset, United Kingdom, and thence by descent in the same family. Angela Trueb (1918-1991) was the wife of Swiss coffee planter Hans Trueb. During her childhood, she spent many years in a coffee estate in Doddengudda, South India, and later moved to India again with her husband. Trueb inherited her mother’s passion for Indian religious sculptures and art. During her stay in India, Trueb invested a lot of time and energy into researching Indian temple sites and started her collection, which was later moved to her home when her family returned to Somerset in 1967.
Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, few nicks and dents, light surface scratches, and casting flaws. Very good, naturally grown patina overall. Sealed.
Weight: 646.5 g
Dimensions: Height 14.1 cm
The present figure depicts Vishnu as the cosmic boar Varaha telling the scene where the god prevents the earth from flooding. The earth goddess Bhudevi was captured by the demon Hiranayaksha and trapped in the cosmic waters when Vishnu took the form of a divine boar and rescued her after defeating the primeval serpent monster.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2015, lot 22
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of an animal-headed attendant, Tibet, 16th/17th century
Expert remark: Compare the related pose, beast head, and size (15 cm)
十六至十七世紀尼泊爾罕見銅鎏金筏羅訶像
豬頭大聖左腿膝蓋微屈，大開步站在蓮座上，長鼻子和兩顆獠牙突出，腰圍圍裙，佩戴珠飾和手鐲，左臂高舉，托著女神布德維；脚下盤繞的蛇，一側坐著那迦龍王目支鄰陀像。底座用雙金剛杵密封。
來源：英國薩默塞特Angela Trueb收藏，在同一家族保存至今。Angela Trueb (1918-1991) 是瑞士咖啡豆莊園主Hans Trueb的妻子。童年時代，她在南印度多登古達的一個咖啡莊園度過多年，後來隨丈夫再次移居印度。Trueb 繼承了她母親對印度宗教雕塑和藝術的熱情。在印度逗留期間，Trueb投入了大量時間和精力研究印度寺廟遺址，並開始了她的收藏，後來當她的家人於 1967 年返回薩默塞特時，這些收藏被搬到了她的家中。
品相：狀況極好，有磨損，輕微刻痕和凹痕，表面有輕微的劃痕和鑄造缺陷。自然包漿。密封。
重量：646.5 克
尺寸：高 14.1 厘米
這件造像將毗湿奴描繪成豬頭大聖筏羅訶，阻止大地洪水氾濫的場景。大地女神布德維被惡魔俘虜並被困在水域中，毗湿奴在擊敗蛇怪後化身為神豬並將她救出。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得， 2015年9月15日，lot 22
價格：USD 12,500（相當於今日EUR 15,000）
描述：A gilt bronze figure of an animal-headed attendant，Tibet，16th/17th century
專家評論：比較相近的姿勢、獸首和尺寸(15 厘米)。
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