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A RARE ANDESITE FIGURE OF THE DIVINE SAGE AGASTYA, EAST JAVA, 12TH-13TH CENTURY
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A RARE ANDESITE FIGURE OF THE DIVINE SAGE AGASTYA, EAST JAVA, 12TH-13TH CENTURY

Indonesia. Finely carved standing in samabhanga atop a double-lotus base, his left hand holding a water jar (kamandalu), his right clasped around a trident. Adorned with large rudraksha jewelry and dressed in a pleated dhoti, elegantly falling in drapes, and secured to the center with an embellished belt. The face of the pot-bellied sage with a serene expression, almond-shaped eyes, wide nose, and scrolling beard, flanked by ears embellished with earrings, the hair combed away from the face and backed by a large foliate crown, all backed by a mandorla.

Provenance: Angelo Attili, Parma, Italy, acquired in the early 1990s. Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, Italy, acquired from the above. Angelo Attili was an Asian art dealer based in Parma, Italy, specializing in classical and tribal works of art from India, Nepal, China, and Southeast Asia. He was a widely respected expert who regularly exhibited at major art fairs. Leonardo Vigorelli, a retired Italian art dealer and renowned collector, once specialized in African and ancient Hindu-Buddhist art. With a background in anthropology and decades of travel and field research across India, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and Africa, he founded the prestigious Dalton Somaré art gallery in Milan, now managed by his two sons.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, natural imperfections, expected losses, nicks, scratches, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations.

Dimensions: Height 50 cm

Agastya was a revered Indian sage of Hinduism. In the Indian tradition, he is a noted recluse and an influential scholar in diverse languages of the Indian subcontinent. He and his wife Lopamudra are the celebrated authors of hymns 1.165 to 1.191 in the Sanskrit text Rigveda and other Vedic literature. Agastya is one of the most important figures in several medieval-era Southeast Asian inscriptions, temple reliefs and arts. He was particularly popular in Java due to his teaching of Saiva Siddhanta, which was easily accepted into the Javanese society. He introduced the Vedic science and the Pallavan Grantha script, but his popularity declined when Islam started to spread throughout the islands of Indonesia.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related andesite figure of Agastya, East Java, circa 13th century, 78.7 cm high, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S2023.9.6. Compare a closely related East Javanese figure of a dewa in the Penataran Museum. Compare a related andesite standing figure of Agastya (Shiva Guru), Indonesia, dated c. 800-c.900, 100 cm high, in the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, object number AK-MAK-238.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 March 2011, lot 267
Price: USD 50,000 or approx. EUR 68,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A volcanic stone stele of Shiva, Indonesia, Java, 11th/12th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and manner of carving with similar foliate belt, jewelry, floral accents, and compressed lotus base. Note the size (61.5 cm).

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拍品估价:2,000 - 4,000 欧元 起拍价格:2,000 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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