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AN IMPORTANT INSCRIBED BRONZE STUPA WITH FIVE DIRECTIONAL BUDDHAS, FOUR TARAS, GUARDIAN LIONS AND SNAKE CANOPY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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AN IMPORTANT INSCRIBED BRONZE STUPA WITH FIVE DIRECTIONAL BUDDHAS, FOUR TARAS, GUARDIAN LIONS AND SNAKE CANOPY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Nepal. Finely cast, the domed bumpa supported on a square base, the front set with two Buddhist lions guarding the stupa, the mid-section with Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi framed by mandorlas and flanked by Buddhist lions, below four Taras seated in lalitasana holding a lotus stem and backed by a similar mandorla, the stupa encircled by a horned snake with the head raised to one side, terminating in a harmika incised with the face of Vairocana, and surmounted by a chattravali. The top fitted with a separately cast removable canopy suspending four long writhing snakes. The base incised to the sides with an inscription in Nepalese script.

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.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, few tiny nicks, light scratches, the base of the harmika with soldering marks, few minor dents. Remnants of pigment. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown, dark patina.

Weight: 10 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 43.6 cm (excl. stand), 49.5 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted to a modern stand. (2)

Expert’s note:
The snake decoration is a rare and unusual element that normally appears on temples rather than stupas. See a related chorten with a snake canopy, dated 18th-19th century, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number IM.29-1933.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Nepalese gilt-bronze stupa fronted by animals, dated to the 17th century, in the Corfu Museum of Asian Art.

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 inlays and size (46.9 cm).

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