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A CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL CONCH DEPICTING CHATURBHUJUA AVALOKITESHVARA, 18TH CENTURY
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03月07日 晚上6点 开拍
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A CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL CONCH DEPICTING CHATURBHUJUA AVALOKITESHVARA, 18TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Expert’s note:
The many inclusions and fissures as well as the ancient wear to the stone clearly indicate a dating to the 18th century or possibly even earlier.

Tibetan-Chinese. The stone of a good quality with natural inclusions, carved as a conch with a distinct three-tiered spire and a massive shell, finely carved in relief to one side with the four-armed Avalokiteshvara seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne borne on a thick leafy stem emerging from water, his primary hands held at the chest in anjali mudra, the secondary hands holding a lotus stem and prayer beads, the face with a serene expression and benevolent smile, backed by a circular halo and foliate mandorla, flanked by two birds carrying blossoms in their beaks above ruyi-shaped clouds.

Provenance: The Kienzle Family Collection, Stuttgart, Germany. Acquired between 1950 and 1985 by siblings Else (1912-2006), Reinhold (1917-2008), and Dr. Horst Kienzle (1924-2019), during their extensive travels in Asia. Subsequently inherited by Dr. Horst Kienzle and bequeathed to the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, Germany. Released through museum deaccession in 2024. The Kienzle siblings were avid travelers and passionate collectors of Asian and Islamic art. During their travels, the Kienzle’s sought out and explored temples, monasteries, and markets, always trying to find the best pieces wherever they went, investing large sums of money and forging lasting relationships to ensure they could acquire them. Their fervor and success in this pursuit is not only demonstrated by their collection but further recorded in correspondences between Horst Kienzle and several noted dignitaries, businesses and individuals in Nepal and Ladakh. Their collection had gained renown by the 1970s, but the Kienzle’s stopped acquiring new pieces around 1985. Almost thirty years later, the collection was moved to the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, opened by Peter Hardt in 2014. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter Hardt and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Condition: Good condition with expected ancient wear, an old shallow chip to the exterior which has smoothened over time, one chip to the rim of the opening. The stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into minor cracks.

Weight: 2.1 kg (excl. stand), 2.9 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Length 24 cm (excl. stand), 41.5 cm (incl. stand)

With a fitted metal stand. (2)

The conch is considered sacred in Buddhism and is one of the eight auspicious symbols.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 15 May 2012, lot 288
Price: GBP 25,000 or approx. EUR 48,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze decorated rock crystal carving of a conch shell, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar size (25.4 cm). Note the gilt-bronze mounts and plain carving.

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