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A JAIN LIMESTONE FIGURE OF AJITHANATHA WITH ITS MATCHING PAINTED AND GILT-DECORATED SHRINE
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A JAIN LIMESTONE FIGURE OF AJITHANATHA WITH ITS MATCHING PAINTED AND GILT-DECORATED SHRINE

Western India, 19th century.

The main figure finely carved and painted, seated in dhyanasana within a separately carved shrine, his hands folded in dhyana mudra, his chest bearing the srivatsa mark. His serene face with meditative expression, almond-shaped eyes, pendulous lobes, and his head shaved along the top with a ring of curling hair above the forehead.

The plinth is elaborately carved with Jinas, lions, elephants, and an openwork parasol sheltering the figure below, all finely painted in gold, emerald-green, sapphire-blue, and ruby-red with some details in black and white.

Provenance: The Roger Liechti Collection, Geneva, Switzerland, and thence by descent. The back of the shrine and the base of the figure each inscribed with an inventory number, ‘I.121’. Roger Liechti (1934-2010) was a prominent Swiss collector and scholar. At first, he developed a fascination with ancient Egypt and became a sought-after expert and appraiser in this field, before taking a strong interest in Asian art as well. During his many travels across Europe, perusing the salerooms of London and Paris as well as the Salons des Antiquaires in Basel and Lausanne, he amassed an impressive collection of antiquities and works of art from around the world. Much of his collection was later sold at Christie’s London.
Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, natural flaws in the stone, minor nicks, small chips, and minimal losses to pigments.

Weight: 5.4 kg (Ajithanatha) and 35.8 kg (shrine and plinth)
Dimensions: Height 29 cm (Ajithanatha) and 56.3 cm (shrine and plinth)

The ornate shrine contains minute detailing, some of which identify the figure as Ajithanatha. Below the seated figure are four animals, a pair of lions and elephants, flanking the central figure of Ajithanatha, who is identified by his elephant mount. Further figures riding elephant mounts are depicted enshrined at the corners. Pairs of standing and seated Jinas flank the main figure, each under a parasol next to further elephants and lions. The parasol is topped by arched bands of lotus petals topped by a vase flanked by two parrots, above elephants, birds, and peacocks.

Ajithanatha was the second tirthankara of the Avasarpini age according to Jainism. He was born to king Jitashatru and Queen Vijaya at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. According to Hemachandra, he was named Ajitha because the king father was unable to defeat his mother in gambling until he was in her womb. Uttarapurana, a Digambara text, explains that he was named Ajita because he could not be defeated by sins or all heretics. He is identified by his mount, the elephant, which he is depicted riding in the present lot along the center of the pedestal.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related stone figure of a Jain teacher, 42 cm high, dated 1700-1900, in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number B60S40+. Compare a related limestone figure of Jina Chandraprabha, 33 cm high, dated to the 19th century, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number IS.544-1883.

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