16th Oct, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A GILT BRONZE MASK OF BHAIRAVA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
十六至十七世紀銅鎏金陪臚面具
Sold for €6,320
including Buyer's Premium
Nepal. Heavily cast, the fierce face with large bulging eyes below furrowed brows centered by an urna, the pierced open mouth revealing sharp fangs, flanked by elongated earlobes with earrings in the form of snakes. The wild flaming hair behind the foliate skull tiara centered by a head of Shiva.
Provenance: From a European private collection, assembled in the 1960s and 1970s.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear and minor casting flaws, few dents and nicks, occasional light scratches, remnants of gilt and pigment.
Weight: 3,763 g (excl. base)
Dimensions: Height 32.2 cm (incl. base) and 27.7 cm (excl. base)
With an associated stone base. (2)
During the beloved annual festivals of Indrajatra and Pachali Bhairabjatra, taking place in the Kathmandu valley every September, masks of Bhairava are displayed at various places throughout the eight days of each event. The largest examples are of Sweta Bhairava at Durbar Square, and of Akash Bhairava at Indra Chok. A pipe sticking out of the mouth of Sweta Bhairava dispenses alcohol and rice beer on different days.
Literature comparison: For related examples in the Museé Guimet, see Alsop, The Masks of the Newars, in Orientations, September 1993, p. 57, fig. 14; and in the Zimmerman Family Collection, see Pal et. al., Art of the Himalayas, 1991, no. 22.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related but much larger (91 cm) gilt copper mask of Bhairava, also dated 16th-17th century, at Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art on 13 March 2017, lot 3048, sold for USD 47,500, and a related but somewhat larger (41.5 cm) mask, dated to the 16th century, at Christie’s New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 21 March 2018, lot 307, sold for USD 30,000.
十六至十七世紀銅鎏金陪臚面具
尼泊爾，憤怒神有著兇猛的臉龐，大眼圓睜，皺眉，雙眼之間有白毫，鏤空的大嘴露出鋒利的牙齒，細長的耳垂戴著蛇形耳環。火紅頭髮，頭帶骷髏冠，中間是濕婆頭像。
來源：歐洲私人收藏，構建於1960至1970年代。
品相：品相極好，舊磨損和輕微鑄造缺陷，少量凹痕和刻痕，局部有輕微劃痕，鍍金和顏料殘留。
重量：3,763 克 (不含底座)
尺寸：高 32.2 厘米 (含底座)，27.7 厘米(不含底座)
配置石料底座 (2)
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近但更大 (91 厘米) 陪臚鎏金銅面具，十六至十七世紀，見紐約邦翰思 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art 2017年3月 13日 lot 3048, 售價USD 47,500；一件相近但更大 (41.5 厘米) 面具，十六世紀，見紐約佳士得 Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art 2018年3月21 日 lot 307, 售價USD 30,000。
Nepal. Heavily cast, the fierce face with large bulging eyes below furrowed brows centered by an urna, the pierced open mouth revealing sharp fangs, flanked by elongated earlobes with earrings in the form of snakes. The wild flaming hair behind the foliate skull tiara centered by a head of Shiva.
Provenance: From a European private collection, assembled in the 1960s and 1970s.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear and minor casting flaws, few dents and nicks, occasional light scratches, remnants of gilt and pigment.
Weight: 3,763 g (excl. base)
Dimensions: Height 32.2 cm (incl. base) and 27.7 cm (excl. base)
With an associated stone base. (2)
During the beloved annual festivals of Indrajatra and Pachali Bhairabjatra, taking place in the Kathmandu valley every September, masks of Bhairava are displayed at various places throughout the eight days of each event. The largest examples are of Sweta Bhairava at Durbar Square, and of Akash Bhairava at Indra Chok. A pipe sticking out of the mouth of Sweta Bhairava dispenses alcohol and rice beer on different days.
Literature comparison: For related examples in the Museé Guimet, see Alsop, The Masks of the Newars, in Orientations, September 1993, p. 57, fig. 14; and in the Zimmerman Family Collection, see Pal et. al., Art of the Himalayas, 1991, no. 22.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related but much larger (91 cm) gilt copper mask of Bhairava, also dated 16th-17th century, at Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art on 13 March 2017, lot 3048, sold for USD 47,500, and a related but somewhat larger (41.5 cm) mask, dated to the 16th century, at Christie’s New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 21 March 2018, lot 307, sold for USD 30,000.
十六至十七世紀銅鎏金陪臚面具
尼泊爾，憤怒神有著兇猛的臉龐，大眼圓睜，皺眉，雙眼之間有白毫，鏤空的大嘴露出鋒利的牙齒，細長的耳垂戴著蛇形耳環。火紅頭髮，頭帶骷髏冠，中間是濕婆頭像。
來源：歐洲私人收藏，構建於1960至1970年代。
品相：品相極好，舊磨損和輕微鑄造缺陷，少量凹痕和刻痕，局部有輕微劃痕，鍍金和顏料殘留。
重量：3,763 克 (不含底座)
尺寸：高 32.2 厘米 (含底座)，27.7 厘米(不含底座)
配置石料底座 (2)
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近但更大 (91 厘米) 陪臚鎏金銅面具，十六至十七世紀，見紐約邦翰思 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art 2017年3月 13日 lot 3048, 售價USD 47,500；一件相近但更大 (41.5 厘米) 面具，十六世紀，見紐約佳士得 Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art 2018年3月21 日 lot 307, 售價USD 30,000。
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