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A SMALL BRONZE STUPA, 15TH-17TH CENTURY
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03月07日 晚上6点 开拍
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A SMALL BRONZE STUPA, 15TH-17TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Nepal. Finely cast, supported on a spreading foot below a band of lotus petals, the bell-shaped body encircled by a band of triratna emblems, surmounted by a waisted square-sectioned harmika with foliate panels enclosing a layered spire surmounted by a parasol topped with a domed finial above a small loop.

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels in Asia, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career, Peter Kienzle-Hardt organized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Labels: Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Reg #S59, Votivstupa, Bronze, Nepal 17 Jh’ and priced at EUR 1,500.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, the rim with an ancient fill possibly inherent to the manufacture, few minute fatigue cracks, minuscule losses. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown, dark patina.

Weight: 181 g
Dimensions: Height 10.4 cm

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, 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.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Nepalese stupa in the Weltmuseum, Vienna, inventory number 136887.

Auction comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Artvisory, Melbourne, 13 November 2022, lot 167
Price: AUD 4,400 or approx. EUR 3,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine Nepalese bronze stupa, 15th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and manner of casting with similar patina. Note the size (13.5 cm).

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