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A MASSIVE NEWAR COPPER ALLOY RITUAL LAMP, SUKUNDA, 18TH-19TH 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 MASSIVE NEWAR COPPER ALLOY RITUAL LAMP, SUKUNDA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Nepal. Heavily cast, the baluster body of the oil reservoir resting on a splayed foot and decorated with beaded, foliate, and petal bands. The vessel rises into a tall neck with an everted lip, set with a curved handle in the form of a minutely detailed seven-headed naga, sheltering the goddess of serpents Manasa, who holds a conch shell in her hands. The front embellished with a leaf-shaped dalupa (dish), supported by the figure of a female attendant and surmounted by the image of a richly adorned, four-armed Ganesha standing on a rectangular pedestal backed by a foliate mandorla and flanked by two birds.

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: Very good condition with expected wear, casting irregularities, and traces of use, small nicks and light dents, remnants of gilding. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown patina with areas of verdigris.

Weight: 12.6 kg
Dimensions: Height 51.5 cm

Buddhist and Hindu Newars in the Kathmandu Valley inaugurate life events with the Sagan ritual, in which a household’s female elder lights the Sukunda lamp and makes food offerings. The lamps were used to store oil, which was poured with a ladle into a shallow dish in front of the vase, where a wick was burned using the oil as fuel.

Large examples like the present lot are rare and were also employed in nuptial rites, featuring prominently in ceremonial processions between the residences of the bride and groom.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Newar copper alloy sukunda, dated 18th century, 32.4 cm high, from the Kronos Collections and exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ganesha: The Lord of New Beginnings, 19 November 2022-16 June 2024. Compare a closely related brass sukunda, dated early 19th century, 41.9 cm high, in the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, object number 2021.8.23.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 8 June 2010, lot 393
Price: EUR 2,375 or approx. EUR 3,300 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper ritual lamp, Sukunda, Nepal, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and manner of casting. Note the different size (37 cm).

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