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A RARE AND LARGE GILT-BRONZE AND ROCK CRYSTAL STUPA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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A RARE AND LARGE GILT-BRONZE AND ROCK CRYSTAL STUPA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Nepal. The stupa supported on a tiered, square base set with diminutive figures of the heavenly kings Vaisravana, Dhrtarashtra, and Virupaksha below the four directional buddhas Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi, the mid-section of lotus form with upturned petals and square throne supporting four larger Buddhas, surmounted by another lotus pedestal holding the rock crystal dumpa, harmika, and chattravali, topped by a separately cast gilt-bronze terminal in the form of a canopy flanked by sashes and ornate bands and centered by a vase-form finial. The base with a copper sealplate incised with a double vajra.

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 minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, one of the heavenly kings lost, remnants of pigments, expected minor dents, small nicks, light scratches, rubbing to gilt. The crystal with natural fissures and inclusions.

Weight: 7.2 kg
Dimensions: Height 48.7 cm

According to the Nepalese story, an ancient Buddha once planted a lotus seed in a lake in the Kathmandu Valley. The seed grew into a self-born lotus flower; its petals appear just beneath the central dome on this sculpture. Then, a five-colored beam of light spontaneously emanated from the lotus. Each color corresponded to one of the Five Directional Buddhas: blue Akshobhya in the east, yellow Ratnasambhava in the south, red Amitabha in the west, green Amoghasiddhi in the north, and white Vairocana in the center.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Nepalese gilt-copper and rock crystal stupa dated to the 18th century, from the Potala Palace Collection and now in the Tibet Museum, Lhasa, included in the exhibition Tibet: Treasures from the Roof of the World, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, 12 October 2003-12 September 2004.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 13 September 2011, lot 389
Price: USD 16,250 or approx. EUR 22,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare rock crystal stupa with silver base, Nepal, circa 1800
Expert remark: Compare the similar form and rock crystal stupa mount. Note the material, inlays, and size (46.9 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 17 September 2024, lot 330
Estimate: USD 18,000 or approx. EUR 17,000 converted at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-copper and rock-crystal stupa, Nepal, 15th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form of the rock crystal stupa. Note the earlier dating and different size (13.3 cm).

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