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A GROUP OF NINE BRONZE DEVOTIONAL BODY STAMPS, CHHAPA, INDIA, LATE 18TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A GROUP OF NINE BRONZE DEVOTIONAL BODY STAMPS, CHHAPA, INDIA, LATE 18TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Comprising two conch-form stamps, one decorated with a stylized centipede, the other with a reticulated swirl; three in the shape of Vishnu’s chakra; two further circular stamps, one decorated with crescents and the other with circles, squares, and triangles; and two square stamps, one reticulated and the other with four swirls. Each with a supportive bracing structure forming the strapwork handle, three suspending loose rings. (9)

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 minor wear, traces of use, casting irregularities, small losses, light nicks, minor surface scratches, small dents, remnants of pigment, encrustations.

Weight: 187 g (total)
Dimensions: Length 2.5-5.2 cm

Among adherents of Vaishnavite, Shaivite, and other Hindu sects, it is customary to mark the body with symbolic stamps as an expression of devotion and a means of channeling the deity’s blessings onto the wearer. As noted by Untracht, Traditional Jewelry of India, 1997, p. 25, these stamps are typically applied following a ritual purification bath. Vaishnavites prepare a white sandalwood paste, while Shaivites use red sandalwood paste.

The stamps—some of which still retain traces of red or white paste—are pressed onto designated parts of the body, including the forehead, cheeks, shoulders, forearms, and abdomen. For Vaishnavites, the most common motifs are sacred symbols associated with Vishnu, such as the conch, lotus, and discus, serving both as devotional markers and conduits for divine grace.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related stamp dated to the 19th century in the British Museum, registration number 1903,1117.46. Compare two related stamps in the Weltmuseum, Vienna, inventory numbers 136671 and 136672.

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