30th Sep, 2022 10:00

DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 536
 

536

AN INSCRIBED GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A DAKINI, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY
十七至十八世紀銅鎏金荼吉尼立像

Sold for €1,560

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

Tibetan-Chinese. The wrathful deity striding in alidhasana, the hands raised in karana mudra, wearing a tiger skin with an inscription incised to the back, adorned with a dharmachakra hanging at the waist below her voluptuous breasts, the face with a fierce expression, her neatly incised hair elegantly falling over her back and surmounted by a skull finial.

Inscriptions: To the back of the tiger skin, ‘Wang’ (king), referring to the tiger’s role in the animal kingdom.

Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, minuscule nicks and few casting irregularities.

Weight: 165.6 g (excl. base) and 189.6 g (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 10 cm (excl. base) and 11.4 cm (incl. base)

With a modern wood base. (2)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 March 2009, lot 1373
Price: USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 9,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of a Dakini, 17th/18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related expression and dhamrachakra, and related size (12 cm). Note the matching base on this lot.


十七至十八世紀銅鎏金荼吉尼立像
漢藏。天神荼吉尼大步入定,雙手結造仙露印,身著虎皮,背部刻有銘文,豐腴雙乳下掛法輪,面容凶狠,頭髮整齊披在後背,上有一個骷髏頭飾。

款識:虎皮背面可見“王”字

來源:匈牙利私人收藏。
品相:品相非常好,輕微磨損、微小的刻痕和輕微鑄造缺陷。

重量:165.6 克 (不含底座) 與189.6 克 (含底座)
尺寸:高10 厘米(不含底座) 與 11.4 厘米(含底座)

現代木底座。(2)

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2009320日,lot 1373
價格:USD 7,500(相當於今日 EUR 9,500
描述:十七/十八世紀銅鎏金荼吉尼像
專家評論:比較非常相近的神情和法輪,以及相近尺寸 (12 厘米)。請注意此項相符的底座。

 

Tibetan-Chinese. The wrathful deity striding in alidhasana, the hands raised in karana mudra, wearing a tiger skin with an inscription incised to the back, adorned with a dharmachakra hanging at the waist below her voluptuous breasts, the face with a fierce expression, her neatly incised hair elegantly falling over her back and surmounted by a skull finial.

Inscriptions: To the back of the tiger skin, ‘Wang’ (king), referring to the tiger’s role in the animal kingdom.

Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, minuscule nicks and few casting irregularities.

Weight: 165.6 g (excl. base) and 189.6 g (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 10 cm (excl. base) and 11.4 cm (incl. base)

With a modern wood base. (2)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 March 2009, lot 1373
Price: USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 9,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of a Dakini, 17th/18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related expression and dhamrachakra, and related size (12 cm). Note the matching base on this lot.


十七至十八世紀銅鎏金荼吉尼立像
漢藏。天神荼吉尼大步入定,雙手結造仙露印,身著虎皮,背部刻有銘文,豐腴雙乳下掛法輪,面容凶狠,頭髮整齊披在後背,上有一個骷髏頭飾。

款識:虎皮背面可見“王”字

來源:匈牙利私人收藏。
品相:品相非常好,輕微磨損、微小的刻痕和輕微鑄造缺陷。

重量:165.6 克 (不含底座) 與189.6 克 (含底座)
尺寸:高10 厘米(不含底座) 與 11.4 厘米(含底座)

現代木底座。(2)

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2009320日,lot 1373
價格:USD 7,500(相當於今日 EUR 9,500
描述:十七/十八世紀銅鎏金荼吉尼像
專家評論:比較非常相近的神情和法輪,以及相近尺寸 (12 厘米)。請注意此項相符的底座。

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