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A LARGE GILT-BRONZE STUPA CONTAINING A FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, TIBET, LATE 19TH TO FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A LARGE GILT-BRONZE STUPA CONTAINING A FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, TIBET, LATE 19TH TO FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY

The gilt stupa is supported by a square stepped base, decorated with a lotus band along the bottom edge. The middle section depicts lions holding the top edge, along with an elegant scroll design. The domed-shaped mid-section is decorated with bands of lotus petals and a niche framed by a scroll design. Inside is a figure of Buddha seated in dhyanasana with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsa mudra and his left held in dhyana mudra. The stupa is topped with tiered parasols, along with sun and moon finials.

Provenance: London art trade.
Condition: Good condition with some old wear, traces of use, manufacturing irregularities, dents, rubbing and losses to gilt, the top of the spire with an old repair, scattered tiny nicks and surface scratches. The base unsealed.

Weight: 2,628 g
Dimensions: Height 38 cm

In the context of Tibetan Buddhist practice, stupas such as the present work are placed on the altar to represent the Buddha's enlightened mind and to evoke the presence of the Buddha and his teachings.. This charming drum-shaped stupa is an excellent example of the new style that was popularized in Tibet starting from the seventeenth century. The current form of the stupa is known as the Enlightenment Stupa, also referred to as the Stupa of the Conquest of Mara, which symbolizes the thirty-five-year-old Buddha's attainment of enlightenment under the bodhi tree in Bodhgaya, where he conquered worldly temptations and attacks, manifesting in the form of Mara and his armies.

Stupas form an important category in Tibetan Buddhist art
, as they are memorials to the enlightenment of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. Approaching the end of his life, the Buddha asked that his remains be cremated and spread across the eight kingdoms of his followers in India and Nepal. The form of the stupa was derived from the domed mounds of earth that entombed the relics of the Buddha, and for centuries before the development of iconic images of the Buddha, the circumambulation or worship of the stupa was one of the ways to venerate the Buddha. Over time the stupa assumed many forms across many cultures. This scaled-down model, possibly for a personal shrine, serves the same function of housing holy relics, but its higher purpose is to evoke the presence of the Buddha and his teachings.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 28 September 2022, lot 18
Price: USD 10,710 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze stupa with an image of Vajradhara, Tibet, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and modeling. Note the different size (21.6 cm) and earlier dating.

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