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A MASSIVE SANDSTONE BUDDHAPADA, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
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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 MASSIVE SANDSTONE BUDDHAPADA, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

India. The circular top raised on a footed octagonal base and carved in relief with an imprint of the Buddha’s feet, each centered by a chakra (wheel), the toes incised with two rows of scroll emblems.

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 wear, minor signs of weathering, surface scratches, small chips and losses to edges, remnants of adhesive. One row of the incised spirals later reworked.

Dimensions: Length 56.5 cm, Height 80.5 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted on a tall, black-lacquered wood stand. (2)

Depictions of the Buddhapada, or footprints of the Buddha, were one of the early aniconic symbols used to denote the presence of the Buddha. The historical Buddha was first revered through emblems that evoke his presence rather than through figurative images, as the Buddha himself professed the danger of attachment to icons in his own pursuit of enlightenment. Thus, the present aniconic symbol can be thought to represent the early, foundational principles of Buddhist philosophy and the Four Noble Truths.

The Buddhapada in the present lot draws its inspiration from monumental examples such as those carved on the northern gateway of the renowned Great Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, one of the oldest surviving stone architectural structures in India, whose construction began in the 3rd century BC under the patronage of Emperor Ashoka and was intended as a grand funerary mound to enshrine and honor the relics of the Buddha following his death.

A stone slab or pillar depicting the Buddha’s footprints was a regular feature of Buddhist monastic architecture across India and other parts of Asia where the Dharma found enduring resonance. In a religious setting, reverence for the footprint alludes to a profound respect for higher knowledge-wisdom, witnessed by devotees and pilgrims prostrating themselves before the feet of a spiritual mentor. Some of these stones were originally placed on the ground, allowing worshipers to stand upon them while praying. Others, like the present example, were mounted on pillars, enabling devotees to reach out and touch the central wheel during their prayers. This gesture was believed to promote the health of the pilgrims’ legs, offering physical and spiritual relief to weary travelers who found renewal through contact with these sacred symbols.

Literature comparison:
Compare a Gandharan schist Buddhapada, dated 2nd-3rd century, 37 cm high, in the Lahore Museum, accession number G-124.

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