30th Sep, 2022 10:00
DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A GILT COPPER ALLOY COMPOSITE IMAGE OF VAJRAPANI AND KUBERA, TIBETAN IMPERIAL PERIOD REVIVAL SCHOOL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
西藏鎏金銅金剛手菩薩與俱毗羅，十七至十八世紀或更早
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Heavily cast with fine gilding, depicting a potbellied figure with unruly hair, dressed in a loin cloth tied at the waist, standing on a snake above a lotus base, all supported by an oval pedestal with a pair of coiled nagarajas. The deity incorporates aspects of Vajrapani and Kubera, with his right hand holding a vajra and in the left a mongoose.
Provenance: A Hungarian private collection.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age, showing significant old wear, mostly to gilt, with few small nicks and dents, shallow surface scratches. The base sealed.
Weight: 602.6 g
Dimensions: Height 13.5 cm
The Yarlung dynasty, or Pre-Imperial Tibet, was founded in 127 BC in the Yarlung Valley and was home to the first king of Tibet, Nyatri Tsenpo. It remained the capital of the Tibetan empire until it was moved to Lhasa in the seventh century. The Yarlung Dynasty reached its peak during the military successes of the seventh and eighth centuries and abruptly came to an end in 842 due to the assassination of King Lang Darma. It is often nostalgically portrayed by Tibetan historiographers as the “Golden Age” of Tibetan history. The tombs of the great Yarlung Emperors are still located in the Yarlung valley to this day and are important destinations of pilgrimage.
During the 17th and 18th century, artists of the imperial period revival school began to create bronze figures inspired by the distinct style of Yarlung dynasty sculptures.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related composite figure of Vajrapani and Kubera, dated to the 17th century, at Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 November 2016, lot 110, also illustrated in Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Volume Two: Tibet & China, Hong Kong, 2001, pp.740–6, 754–5, figs. XII–13, pl. 175. Compare a related bronze figure of Sarasvati, Tibetan imperial period revival school, dated to the 17th century, illustrated by Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Volume Two: Tibet & China, Hong Kong, 2001, pp. 818-819, figs. 194A-194D.
西藏鎏金銅金剛手菩薩與俱毗羅，十七至十八世紀或更早
精美鎏金，描繪一個大腹便便的人像，頭髮不羈，束腰，站在一條蛇上，下有蓮花座，底下橢圓形底座和一對盤繞的龍。造像融合了金剛手菩薩和俱毗羅的形象，右手持金剛杵，左手拿著貓鼬。
來源：匈牙利私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，明顯的磨損，主要是鎏金，輕微小刻痕和凹痕，表面有淺劃痕。底座密封。
重量：602.6 g
尺寸：高13.5 厘米
雅隆王朝或前西藏帝國於公元前 127 年在雅隆河谷建立，是西藏第一位國王聶赤贊普的故鄉。它一直是西藏帝國的首都，直到它在七世紀搬到拉薩。雅隆王朝在七、八世紀的軍事勝利中達到頂峰，並在 842 年因朗達瑪王遇刺而戛然而止。西藏史學家常常將其描繪為西藏歷史的“黃金時代”。雅隆大帝的陵墓至今仍位於雅隆山谷，是重要的朝覲目的地。
在十七世紀和十八世紀，皇家復興派的藝術家開始創作青銅造像，其靈感來自於雅隆王朝造像的獨特風格。
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的十七世紀金剛手俱毗羅復合銅像，見香港邦瀚斯，2016年11月29日，lot 110；也見於Ulrich von Schroeder，《Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet》，〈卷二：Tibet & China〉，香港，2001年，頁740–6，754–5，圖XII–13，編號175。比較一件相近十七世紀辯才天女銅像，見Ulrich von Schroeder，《Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet》，〈卷二：Tibet & China〉，香港，2001年，頁818-819，插圖194A-194D。
Heavily cast with fine gilding, depicting a potbellied figure with unruly hair, dressed in a loin cloth tied at the waist, standing on a snake above a lotus base, all supported by an oval pedestal with a pair of coiled nagarajas. The deity incorporates aspects of Vajrapani and Kubera, with his right hand holding a vajra and in the left a mongoose.
Provenance: A Hungarian private collection.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age, showing significant old wear, mostly to gilt, with few small nicks and dents, shallow surface scratches. The base sealed.
Weight: 602.6 g
Dimensions: Height 13.5 cm
The Yarlung dynasty, or Pre-Imperial Tibet, was founded in 127 BC in the Yarlung Valley and was home to the first king of Tibet, Nyatri Tsenpo. It remained the capital of the Tibetan empire until it was moved to Lhasa in the seventh century. The Yarlung Dynasty reached its peak during the military successes of the seventh and eighth centuries and abruptly came to an end in 842 due to the assassination of King Lang Darma. It is often nostalgically portrayed by Tibetan historiographers as the “Golden Age” of Tibetan history. The tombs of the great Yarlung Emperors are still located in the Yarlung valley to this day and are important destinations of pilgrimage.
During the 17th and 18th century, artists of the imperial period revival school began to create bronze figures inspired by the distinct style of Yarlung dynasty sculptures.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related composite figure of Vajrapani and Kubera, dated to the 17th century, at Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 November 2016, lot 110, also illustrated in Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Volume Two: Tibet & China, Hong Kong, 2001, pp.740–6, 754–5, figs. XII–13, pl. 175. Compare a related bronze figure of Sarasvati, Tibetan imperial period revival school, dated to the 17th century, illustrated by Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Volume Two: Tibet & China, Hong Kong, 2001, pp. 818-819, figs. 194A-194D.
西藏鎏金銅金剛手菩薩與俱毗羅，十七至十八世紀或更早
精美鎏金，描繪一個大腹便便的人像，頭髮不羈，束腰，站在一條蛇上，下有蓮花座，底下橢圓形底座和一對盤繞的龍。造像融合了金剛手菩薩和俱毗羅的形象，右手持金剛杵，左手拿著貓鼬。
來源：匈牙利私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，明顯的磨損，主要是鎏金，輕微小刻痕和凹痕，表面有淺劃痕。底座密封。
重量：602.6 g
尺寸：高13.5 厘米
雅隆王朝或前西藏帝國於公元前 127 年在雅隆河谷建立，是西藏第一位國王聶赤贊普的故鄉。它一直是西藏帝國的首都，直到它在七世紀搬到拉薩。雅隆王朝在七、八世紀的軍事勝利中達到頂峰，並在 842 年因朗達瑪王遇刺而戛然而止。西藏史學家常常將其描繪為西藏歷史的“黃金時代”。雅隆大帝的陵墓至今仍位於雅隆山谷，是重要的朝覲目的地。
在十七世紀和十八世紀，皇家復興派的藝術家開始創作青銅造像，其靈感來自於雅隆王朝造像的獨特風格。
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的十七世紀金剛手俱毗羅復合銅像，見香港邦瀚斯，2016年11月29日，lot 110；也見於Ulrich von Schroeder，《Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet》，〈卷二：Tibet & China〉，香港，2001年，頁740–6，754–5，圖XII–13，編號175。比較一件相近十七世紀辯才天女銅像，見Ulrich von Schroeder，《Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet》，〈卷二：Tibet & China〉，香港，2001年，頁818-819，插圖194A-194D。
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