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A TURQUOISE INLAID GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMOGHAPASA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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A TURQUOISE INLAID GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMOGHAPASA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Nepal. The figure with an ornate five-pointed headdress with flowing ribbons and heavy Buddhist jewelry, the torso swaying gently between four pairs of arms variously holding attributes including a water pot, a lotus and prayer’s beads, the face with a turquoise inlaid urna and earrings, the legs clad with a dhoti, standing atop a separately cast stand, reticulated around the mid-section and above the foot, decorated with Buddhist lions, and set with two loops at the back.

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 ‘Reg#S541, Amoghapasa Bronze, Nepal 18. Jh’ and priced at EUR 8,750.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, rubbing and losses to gilt, the inlays possibly renewed, few minuscule nicks, the base slightly warped.

Weight: 1.9 kg
Dimensions: Height 25.3 cm

Amoghapasa represents a tantric form of Avalokiteshvara and is particularly popular in Nepal, where he is regarded as the tutelary deity of the Kathmandu Valley.

Literature comparison:
Compare a gilt bronze figure of Amoghapasa with a closely related openwork base, Tibet, dated ca. 18th century, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number IM.134A-1910. Compare a related bronze figure, 24.2 cm tall, in the Christchurch Art Gallery, accession number 75/75.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 March 2011, lot 427
Estimate: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 40,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of Amogapasha, Nepal, 17th/18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related pose, jewelry, and crown. Note the size (15 cm).

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