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A GILT COPPER ALLOY RELIQUARY STUPA, NEPAL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A GILT COPPER ALLOY RELIQUARY STUPA, NEPAL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Cast in three parts, the structure features a circular base with tiered steps leading to a main dome encircled by a band of lotus petals. Above, a square waist is neatly incised on each side with a deity's face, characterized by almond-shaped eyes, round pupils, and a tear-shaped urna. The ribbed harmika, adorned on each side with the Three Jewels, supports a lotus-decorated parasol with beaded leaf-form pendants, topped by a lotus bud. The entire piece is crafted from copper alloy sheets, finely embossed using ancient repoussé techniques.

Provenance: A private collection in Milan, Italy, acquired in Nepal during the 1990s. Collection of Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, acquired from above. Leonardo Vigorelli is a retired Italian art dealer and noted collector, specializing in African and ancient Hindu-Buddhist art. After studying anthropology and decades of travel as well as extensive field research in India, the Himalayan region, Southeast Asia, and Africa, he founded the Dalton Somaré art gallery in Milan, Italy, which today is being run by his two sons.
Condition: Good condition with expected ancient wear and casting irregularities. Surface rubbing, some tarnishing, light scratches, nicks, minor warping, few losses. Old repairs and minor touchups.

Dimensions: Height 66 cm (excl. stand), 68.5 cm (incl. stand)

With an elegant, neatly fitted modern stand. (2)

Stupas form an important category in Himalayan Buddhist art, as they are memorials to the enlightenment of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. Approaching the end of his life, the Buddha asked that his remains be cremated and spread across the eight kingdoms of his followers in India and Nepal. The form of the stupa was derived from the domed mounds of earth that entombed the relics of the Buddha, and for centuries before the development of iconic images of the Buddha, the circumambulation or worship of the stupa was one of the ways to venerate the Buddha. Over time the stupa assumed many forms across many cultures. This scaled-down model in gilt-copper, possibly for a personal shrine, serves the same function of housing holy relics, but its higher purpose is to evoke the presence of the Buddha and his teachings.

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