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A PAIR OF CARVED WOOD ‘YALI’ PANELS, INDIA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A PAIR OF CARVED WOOD ‘YALI’ PANELS, INDIA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Each of rectangular form, finely carved in mirror image with a rearing yali, the muscular body arched and carved with clawed paws, bulging eyes under curled brows, and a gaping mouth revealing sharp fangs, a long scrolling vine issues from the beast’s mouth terminating into a blossom at its feet. (2)

Provenance: The collection of Nesta and Walter Spink, Ann Arbor, Michigan, acquired before 1989. Walter Spink (1928-2019) was a professor emeritus at the Department of Art History, University of Michigan and a world-renowned specialist on early Buddhist art and architecture in India, particularly the Ajanta Caves, of which he was said to have “revolutionized the history of the site.” His wife Nesta Spink was a curator at the University of Michigan Museum of Art from 1967 to 1979 and is regarded as the preeminent authority on the lithographs of James McNeill Whistler. The Spinks were avid collectors of art whose donations to the University of Michigan Museum of Art were the focus of a 2016 exhibit, The Connoisseurs' Legacy: The Collection of Nesta and Walter Spink.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear and natural imperfections. Age cracks, chips, losses, holes, and signs of weathering and erosion.

Weight: 2,933 g, 2,772 g
Dimensions: Size 40.9 x 21.7 cm, 43.8 x 21.8 cm

A yali or vyala is a mythical beast with the body of a lion and a horned, chimeric head. These figures are among the most common features of Indian temple architecture and usually act as brackets, set into the recesses of the exterior walls, typically supporting overhanging cornices. The composite figure of lion and a mythical head is a symbol of both royalty and the force of nature, and their placement within temple architecture often serves as an element of protection.

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