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A MASSIVE AND HIGHLY CHARISMATIC COPPER REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF A LAMA, 17TH TO EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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03月07日 晚上6点 开拍
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A MASSIVE AND HIGHLY CHARISMATIC COPPER REPOUSSé FIGURE OF A LAMA, 17TH TO EARLY 18TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Tibet or Nepal. Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with upturned petals below a beaded rim with one hand raised in vitarka mudra and the other placed on his lap, wearing gracefully flowing pleated robes, decorated with neatly incised blossoms at the chest, the cold-gilt face sensitively modeled and finely painted, with almond-shaped eyes and red bow-shaped lips forming a gentle smile. The base sealed with a copper sheet 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: Very good condition with expected ancient wear, some corrosion, small dents, nicks, few fine cracks, and casting irregularities of various kinds. Minor warping. With a fine, dark patina, and remnants of varnish. The last layer of pigment probably dating from the 19th or early 20th century.

Weight: 8.5 kg
Dimensions: Height 81 cm

Large or even life-size sculptures of any kind in Tibet are extremely rare and the common practice was to employ the techniques of repoussé and cast elements to construct the largest figures. The present figure was composed of several individual copper sheets that have been joined by copper nails, with one small aperture below the right shoulder, and rivets that are employed in discreet locations.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 16 March 2016, lot 725
Price: USD 11,250 or approx. EUR 14,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-copper repoussé figure depicting a seated lama, Tibet, 19th Century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling with similar facial features and hair. Note the much smaller size (45 cm), the gilding, and the later date.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 21 March 2023, lot 133
Estimate: USD 80,000 or approx. EUR 79,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large inscribed copper-repoussé figure of Amitabha Buddha, Tibet or Nepal, circa 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and similar craftsmanship with individual copper sheets joined by nails. Note the much smaller size (47.5 cm), possibly slightly earlier dating, and inscription.

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