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A COPPER ‘YONI’ LIBATION VESSEL, ARGHA PATRA, 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 COPPER ‘YONI’ LIBATION VESSEL, ARGHA PATRA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

India. Finely cast, of symmetrical elongated tear form, supported on a narrow-indented base, surmounted by inverted, ridged shoulders and rising to a raised rim. The copper bearing a fine, naturally grown patina.

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.
Labels: Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Yoni Kupfer geschlagen, 18.-19. Jahrhundert’, the back ‘Süd Indien, Reg. Nr. 1685-04’, and priced at EUR 2,250.
Condition: Very good condition with wear, casting irregularities, and traces of use, minute nicks and small surface scratches, light warping, the copper with a rich, warm patina with areas of malachite encrustation.

Weight: 843 g
Dimensions: Length 32.6 cm

The vessel known as ‘argha patra’ is a widely witnessed form intended for ritual purposes, evolving from traditional representations of the ‘yoni’, the female generative organ. Revered as a symbol of fertility, it is believed to be the locus of spiritual power and creative energy. The symmetrical form embodies an ideal of female beauty, frequently compared to the lotus flower, representing the origin of the mandala and the energy of cosmic waters. The waves depicted around the rim of the vessel refer to the primordial ocean where the god Vishnu, reclining upon the coils of his celestial serpent Ananta, envisioned the creation of the Universe.

This form of vessel is intended to be filled with water while held in the hand during the ritual of ‘puja’, with the indent in the base used to place a finger for balance. The water is then poured onto the sculpture of a deity to bathe the god or goddess as an act of worship.

Literature comparison:
Compare two closely related copper libation vessels from Bangladesh, dated 18th-19th century, in the Asian Civilisations Museum, accession number 2017-00282. Compare a related copper libation bowl from Bengal, dated to the early 20th century, 36.5 cm long, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number IS.47-2009.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 31 May 2011, lot 178
Price: GBP 1,625 or approx. EUR 3,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper libation vessel, possibly Rajasthan, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and manner of casting. Note the size (40.9 cm).

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