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A JAIN SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRASS SHRINE OF TIRTHANKARA ANANTANATHA, DATED 1434
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A JAIN SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRASS SHRINE OF TIRTHANKARA ANANTANATHA, DATED 1434

India, Rajasthan. The deity seated on a cushioned throne supported by two addorsed lions and elephants, centered by a square silver plaque incised with a falcon emblem. The tirthankara is surrounded by seated and standing figures of jinas and attendants, the arched throneback with elephants flanking a round canopy, the deity’s eyes and auspicious srivasta marks picked out in silver, the altar finely executed in openwork with details in silver and copper.

Inscription: The back with a dedicatory inscription in Devanagari script, dating the present lot to Samvat 1491 (1434 AD).

Provenance: Christie’s London, 7 October 2011, lot 313 (part-lot), sold for GBP 8,125 or approx. EUR 15,000. Kapoor Galleries Inc., New York, acquired from the above. An important American private collection, acquired from the above. Founded by Ramesh Kapoor in 1975, Kapoor Galleries in New York City has played an instrumental role in educating the public about ancient and classical fine arts of India and the Himalayas, encouraging interest in Indian art among collectors and institutions. The Kapoors have guided some of the most significant public and private collections of the 20th century and many objects sold by them are now part of the collections of major museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, The San Diego Museum of Art, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Tiny nicks, small pits, minor losses, and rubbing. The shrine warped at the base and slightly tilted to the back. Minor losses to inlays. The finial with a small crack and associated minor losses.

Weight: 972.8 g
Dimensions: Height 17.5 cm

This bronze shrine depicts Anantanatha, the fourteenth Tirthankara. Anantanatha was born to King Sinhasena and Queen Suyasha at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Each tirthankara is accompanied by a symbol or emblem to help worshippers distinguish between similar figures, usually located on the shrine’s pedestal. As such, he can be recognized by the falcon emblem in the Svetambara Jain tradition, as seen here.

The central figure is flanked by small Jinas and chauri bearers. Together with the pair of standing Jinas and two sitting Jinas, the central figure forms a ‘five-Jina image’ or a pancatirthi. The eminence of the central figure is suggested by its relative size and its augmentation with silver inlay, including the srivatsa symbol on his chest. The cushion on which the Jina sits is alternately inlaid with silver and copper.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Jain shrine, dated to the 15th century, 19.2 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 65.73.1. Compare a closely related Jain altarpiece with Kumthanatha and retinue, 19.7 cm tall, dated 1468, in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum, accession number M.2010.1.51.S. Compare a closely related Jain altarpiece, 18.2 cm tall, dated 1476, in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, accession number EAOS.108.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 16 March 2016, lot 764
Price: USD 10,625 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze Jain shrine with copper and silver inlay, Western India, Rajasthan, dated Samvat 1522 (1579 CE) by inscription
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of casting, composition, and inlays.

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