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AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE GOLD REPOUSSÉ VOTIVE PLAQUE, JAVA, CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE GOLD REPOUSSé VOTIVE PLAQUE, JAVA, CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURYIndonesia. Of rectangular form, dexterously worked to depict a ceremonial procession centered on a princely figure, lavishly embellished with beaded jewelry and a grand tiara, seated beneath a richly decorated howdah atop a caparisoned elephant. The procession is accompanied by numerous attendants, some on horseback leading the way, others following on foot. Three celestial beings emerge from the clouds in the upper left corner in an attitude of prayer, offering protection and blessings to the prince.Provenance: From a private collection in the United Kingdom, acquired 10-20 years ago.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Expected wear, manufacturing irregularities, surface scratches, light warping and minor dents, scattered small tears with associated minor losses, minor signs of burial including encrustations.Weight: 47.2 g (excl. stand), 647 g (incl. stand)Dimensions: 17.6 cm (excl. stand), 20.9 cm (incl. stand)With an associated wood stand. (2)The present votive plaque depicts a scene from one of the jatakas, as represented in the Mahayana Buddhist temple of Borobudur in Central Java. The jatakas were narrative accounts recalling the previous lives of Prince Siddhartha, prior to his renunciation and eventual enlightenment as the Buddha. Executed in low relief, the composition unfolds with ceremonial grandeur, portraying the prince surrounded by nobles, attendants, and celestial deities, evoking the opulence and privilege of his early life, worldly comforts he would ultimately renounce in his quest for spiritual liberation.A substantial number of relief scenes from Borobodur, including one depicting the same scene as the present plaque, were meticulously documented by Professor Nicolaas J. Krom in his seminal 1927 publication Barabudur: Archaeological . This work arose from extensive archaeological investigations conducted in the early twentieth century under the Dutch colonial administration of the island and remains a fundamental reference for the study and preservation of this monumental site.Votive plaques of this kind served both devotional and didactic purposes. As offerings, they expressed religious merit, while, as visual narratives, they conveyed essential episodes from the the life and teachings of the Buddha. Within the context of Borobudur, they reinforced the overarching function of the monument as a sacred path guiding pilgrims from the realm of desire to the attainment of enlightenment.Borobudur, located in Central Java, is the largest Buddhist monument in the world and a cornerstone of Southeast Asia's archaeological heritage. Built in the ninth century under the Sailendra Dynasty, the temple embodies a distinctly Javanese interpretation of Buddhist architecture and cosmological principles. Conceived as a monumental stone mandala, Borobudur comprises a sequence of ascending terraces. The lower square platforms (rupadhatu) are intricately adorned with narrative and ornamental bas-reliefs, while the upper circular terraces (arupadhatu) are stark and unembellished, symbolizing the transition from the material to the spiritual realm. In total, the monument features approximately 2,670 relief panels, spanning over 2,500 square meters. These depicted scenes from everyday life in ancient Java, stories from Buddhist scriptures, and numerous jatakas, such as the one represented on this plaque.Literature comparison:Compare a related engraved gold plaque, Indonesia, Eastern Javanese period, dated early 9th-14th century, 7.6 cm long, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1998.544.35.

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