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AN IMPORTANT AND RARE PAINTED WOOD WALL PANEL DEPICTING KING GESAR, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
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AN IMPORTANT AND RARE PAINTED WOOD WALL PANEL DEPICTING KING GESAR, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

The lobed panel with a geometric trim, painted to the center with the golden figure of King Gesar dressed in armor holding a lance and sword, the scabbard to his waist, conjured within a thick mist with scrolling clouds, set against a backdrop of blue skies and tall trees. The foreground with an aristocratic donor couple, each seated on an ornate throne, flanked with large vases holding tall fruiting branches.

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: Good condition with wear and natural imperfections. Minor rubbing, some scratches, expected soiling, and minuscule losses. Linear losses to pigment. A wood mounting lost to the left side. Reinforcement and touchups to the edges of the lobed joints.

Dimensions: Height 183 x 119 cm

The myth of Gesar has a very long history in Central Asia and Tibet, with some scholars positing that the origins of the story emerged in the last centuries before the Common Era. The Epic of Gesar, one of the longest epics in human history, was primarily passed down orally by bards and balladeers. In its distinctive Tibetan form, the epic appears to date from the time of the second transmission of Buddhism to Tibet marked by the formation of the Sarma or ‘new schools’ of Tibetan Buddhism, although the story includes early elements taken from Indian tantricism. The oral tradition of this epic is most prominent in the two remote areas associated with the pre-Buddhist ethnic religion known as Bon (Ladakh and Zanskar in the far west of Tibet and Kham and Amdo in the east), strongly suggesting that the story has native roots. In the eastern regions of Kham and Amdo, Gesar was sublimated from primarily a secular, mythical hero to a religious figure as a manifestation of the great teacher and transmitter of Buddhism, Padmasambhava. He is typically represented as a warrior on horseback, or as a king amidst his retinue of heroes; this latter representation only gained popularity in the late nineteenth century.

Tibetan monastery wall murals are vibrant expressions of Buddhist philosophy and artistry. These large frescoes often depict deities, Bodhisattvas, mandalas, and stories from the Buddha’s life, serving both spiritual and educational purposes. Created with natural pigments, they showcase meticulous craftsmanship and a blend of traditional Tibetan styles with influences from Indian, Chinese, and Nepalese art. The murals are characterized by symmetrical compositions, intricate patterns, and vivid colors, transforming monastery walls into meditative and sacred spaces. These paintings highlight the skill and devotion of Tibetan artists while embodying the spiritual essence of the monastic environment.

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