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A MINIATURE BRONZE FIGURE OF YOGA NARASIMHA WITH NAGA HOOD, 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 MINIATURE BRONZE FIGURE OF YOGA NARASIMHA WITH NAGA HOOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

South India. Finely cast, seated in yogasana on a circular pedestal encircled by lotus petals atop a square waisted base, a yoga strap across his knees, the four-armed deity holds various attributes including the shankha (conch), chakra (discus), gada (mace), and padma (lotus) rising from behind, the five-headed naga towering above.

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 minor wear and casting irregularities. Minute nicks, tiny dents, rubbing, and light scratches. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown, smooth patina.

Weight: 178 g
Dimensions: Height 9 cm

Narasimha, the fourth avatar of Vishnu, is among the most powerful and compelling figures in Hindu iconography, representing the victory of divine will and dharma over oppression. Manifesting as a half-man, half-lion, Vishnu assumes this fierce form to vanquish the demon king Hiranyakashipu, who had gained near-invincibility through a boon that protected him from man or beast, indoors or out, by day or night. In a moment rich with symbolic nuance, Narasimha bursts from a pillar at twilight and slays the demon on the threshold of a palace, thereby circumventing each clause of the boon and restoring cosmic balance.

The present bronze, however, departs from the familiar ferocity of this narrative to depict Yoga Narasimha, a rare and serene aspect of the deity. Seated in a composed meditative posture, this form reflects the avatar’s transcendence and self-mastery after the fury of battle has subsided. With a calm expression and stylized attributes, Yoga Narasimha embodies the integration of divine power and inner stillness – an icon of spiritual equilibrium revered particularly in South Indian Vaishnava tradition.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related miniature bronze figure of Lakshmi Narasimha dated 18th century, 10.8 cm high, in the British Museum, registration number 1940,0716.328. Compare a related bronze figure of Lakshmi Narasimha and Naga dated 18th century, 14.3 cm high, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number 527(IS).

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