13th Dec, 2023 13:00
Fine Asian Art Holiday Sale
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A BRONZE PHURBU WITH YAMANTAKA, 18Th-19TH CENTURY
€300
€600
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Tibet. Finely cast, the tripart ritual dagger issuing from the mouth of a makara with serpents meandering down the sides of the blade, the handle with the heads of citipati, a bodhisattva, and a wrathful deity surmounted by an apex figure of Yamantaka, the destroyer of death, standing on a lotus pedestal with forty-eight arms and ten heads flanked by a double aureole enclosed by a foliate nimbus, flanked by two smaller attendant deities.
Provenance: From the collection of Muriel Olesen and Gerald Minkoff. Muriel Olesen (1948-2020) was a Swiss art historian who taught at the Toepffer school in Geneva. After meeting her husband Gerald Minkoff (1937-2009), a Swiss anthropologist and biologist, she transitioned to a career as an artist. They began to work together in 1967 and produced various works of art in the fields of video, photography, and multimedia. Their installations have been exhibited at the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts, the Archeology Museum in Tarragona, and the Museum of Moudon, among others. Muriel was awarded the Federal Fine Arts Grant on three occasions and the prestigious Prize of the City of Geneva in 2011. In Switzerland, the couple are known as pioneers of video art.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, casting flaws, small dents, light nicks, and shallow scratches. The bronze is covered in a dark, naturally grown patina.
Weight: 474.4 g
Dimensions: Length 30.5 cm
A phurbu is a three-bladed ceremonial stake used to anchor, neutralize, and transmute negative phenomena in Vajrayana Buddhist rituals. The phurbu's magical effects cover a variety of domains, from exorcism and consecration to weather-making and the curing of diseases.
Tibet. Finely cast, the tripart ritual dagger issuing from the mouth of a makara with serpents meandering down the sides of the blade, the handle with the heads of citipati, a bodhisattva, and a wrathful deity surmounted by an apex figure of Yamantaka, the destroyer of death, standing on a lotus pedestal with forty-eight arms and ten heads flanked by a double aureole enclosed by a foliate nimbus, flanked by two smaller attendant deities.
Provenance: From the collection of Muriel Olesen and Gerald Minkoff. Muriel Olesen (1948-2020) was a Swiss art historian who taught at the Toepffer school in Geneva. After meeting her husband Gerald Minkoff (1937-2009), a Swiss anthropologist and biologist, she transitioned to a career as an artist. They began to work together in 1967 and produced various works of art in the fields of video, photography, and multimedia. Their installations have been exhibited at the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts, the Archeology Museum in Tarragona, and the Museum of Moudon, among others. Muriel was awarded the Federal Fine Arts Grant on three occasions and the prestigious Prize of the City of Geneva in 2011. In Switzerland, the couple are known as pioneers of video art.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, casting flaws, small dents, light nicks, and shallow scratches. The bronze is covered in a dark, naturally grown patina.
Weight: 474.4 g
Dimensions: Length 30.5 cm
A phurbu is a three-bladed ceremonial stake used to anchor, neutralize, and transmute negative phenomena in Vajrayana Buddhist rituals. The phurbu's magical effects cover a variety of domains, from exorcism and consecration to weather-making and the curing of diseases.
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Auction: Fine Asian Art Holiday Sale, 13th Dec, 2023
Just in time for the holidays, we're delighted to present a selection of Fine Chinese, Southeast Asian, Indian, and Japanese Art. Bronzes, sculptures, paintings, and thangkas are among the 314 items on offer. Notable provenances include Leonardo Vigorelli, Michael Phillips, Spink & Son, Dr. István Zelnik, and many more.
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