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A GILT-BRONZE SVAYAMBHU STUPA WITH THE FIVE DIRECTIONAL BUDDHAS, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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A GILT-BRONZE SVAYAMBHU STUPA WITH THE FIVE DIRECTIONAL BUDDHAS, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Nepal. The stupa supported on a square, three-tiered base, each side features one of the Five Great Buddhas: Akshobhya with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsha mudra, Ratnasambhava showing the varada mudra, Amitabha with both hands held in dhyana mudra, and Amoghasiddhi holding his right hand in abhaya mudra, all raised on a lotus pedestal encircled by a snake resting on the base. The fifth buddha, Vairocana, looks out with half-closed eyes from the four sides of the harmika atop the dome, surmounted by a layered chattravali. The base sealed.

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 ‘#S19013, Stupa, Nepal, 19. Jh’ and priced at EUR 2,750.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minuscule nicks, light scratches, little rubbing to gilt, remnants of pigment.

Weight: 695.9 g
Dimensions: Height 15.1 cm

Expert’s note:
The square harmika above the stupa's dome is engraved on all four sides with a pair of eyes surmounted by a tiered umbrella, replicating features of the Svayambhu (Self-Born) Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. As noted by Dina Bangdel, “The Great Stupa, an impressive architectural monument inhabiting a prominent hilltop in the Kathmandu Valley, is the premier religious center of the Newar Buddhist community. It is therefore not surprising that Svayambhu Mahachaitya serves as the stylistic and symbolic prototype of all chaityas, which are regarded at once as replicas and manifestations of the sacred monument." (see John C. Huntington and Dina Bangdel, The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Columbus Museum of Art, 5 October 2003 to 9 May 2004, p. 111.)

The Svayambhunath Stupa is one of the most ancient and enigmatic holy shrines in Kathmandu valley. Its white dome and glittering golden spire are visible from all sides of the valley. According to the Nepalese legend, 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 closely related Nepalese stupa in the Weltmuseum, Vienna, inventory number 138508.

Auction comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 12 June 2023, lot 107
Estimate: EUR 10,000 or approx. EUR 10,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt copper alloy chaitya, Nepal, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form, decoration, gilding, and size (16.5 cm). Note the lotus-form base.

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