11th Apr, 2024 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
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A JAIN SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRASS SHRINE TO SAMBHAVANATHA, DATED 1464
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
India, Rajasthan. Seated in dhyanasana atop a cushioned throne supported by two addorsed lions centered by a small plaque incised with the emblem of a horse, identifying the present tirthankara as Sambhavanatha. His eyes and srivatsa are inlaid with silver, his cushion with copper and silver-inlaid lozenge designs, the throneback and arch decorated with further silver inlays. The deity is surrounded by seated and standing figures of jinas and attendants, below a pair of elephants centered by the circular canopy, the arch topped by a sacred vase (kalasha) finial.
Inscription: The back with a dedicatory inscription in Devanagari script, dating the present lot to Samvat 1521 (1464 AD).
Provenance: From a Swedish private collection, acquired in the local trade.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Tiny nicks and minuscule losses. Small dents and minor warping. The finial bent with a small crack and associated minor losses.
Weight: 879.6 g
Dimensions: Height 18.2 cm
The present lot is a prize example of the baroque Jain shrines of Western India produced from around the 14th century onwards. Recognized by the horse incised into the small silver plate directly below his throne cushion, the shrine is dedicated to Sambhavanatha, the third Jain tirthankara. The central figure is flanked by small Jinas and chauri bearers. Together with the two pairs of standing and seated jinas, the central figure forms a Pancatirthi (‘five-jina image’). The eminence of the central figure is further suggested by its relative size and its augmentation with silver inlay, including the srivatsa symbol on his chest.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Jain altarpiece with Kumthanatha and retinue, 19.7 cm tall, dated 1468, in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum, accession number M.2010.1.51.S. Compare a closely related Jain altarpiece, 18.2 cm tall, dated 1476, in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, accession number EAOS.108.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 17 March 2015, lot 1106
Price: USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 9,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper alloy Jain shrine, Western India, Rajasthan, ca. 16th Century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, and inlay decoration. Note that this shrine is dated by inscription to Samvat 1630 (1576 AD), over 100 years after the present lot.
India, Rajasthan. Seated in dhyanasana atop a cushioned throne supported by two addorsed lions centered by a small plaque incised with the emblem of a horse, identifying the present tirthankara as Sambhavanatha. His eyes and srivatsa are inlaid with silver, his cushion with copper and silver-inlaid lozenge designs, the throneback and arch decorated with further silver inlays. The deity is surrounded by seated and standing figures of jinas and attendants, below a pair of elephants centered by the circular canopy, the arch topped by a sacred vase (kalasha) finial.
Inscription: The back with a dedicatory inscription in Devanagari script, dating the present lot to Samvat 1521 (1464 AD).
Provenance: From a Swedish private collection, acquired in the local trade.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Tiny nicks and minuscule losses. Small dents and minor warping. The finial bent with a small crack and associated minor losses.
Weight: 879.6 g
Dimensions: Height 18.2 cm
The present lot is a prize example of the baroque Jain shrines of Western India produced from around the 14th century onwards. Recognized by the horse incised into the small silver plate directly below his throne cushion, the shrine is dedicated to Sambhavanatha, the third Jain tirthankara. The central figure is flanked by small Jinas and chauri bearers. Together with the two pairs of standing and seated jinas, the central figure forms a Pancatirthi (‘five-jina image’). The eminence of the central figure is further suggested by its relative size and its augmentation with silver inlay, including the srivatsa symbol on his chest.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Jain altarpiece with Kumthanatha and retinue, 19.7 cm tall, dated 1468, in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum, accession number M.2010.1.51.S. Compare a closely related Jain altarpiece, 18.2 cm tall, dated 1476, in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, accession number EAOS.108.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 17 March 2015, lot 1106
Price: USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 9,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper alloy Jain shrine, Western India, Rajasthan, ca. 16th Century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, and inlay decoration. Note that this shrine is dated by inscription to Samvat 1630 (1576 AD), over 100 years after the present lot.
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