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A BRONZE 'KINNARA' FINIAL FOR A HANGING LAMP, INDONESIA, JAVA, 9TH-10TH CENTURY
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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A BRONZE 'KINNARA' FINIAL FOR A HANGING LAMP, INDONESIA, JAVA, 9TH-10TH CENTURYExpert's note: This charming figure of a kinnara was originally part of the suspension system for a hanging oil lamp (or bell). According to Jan Fontein, “Flying creatures and heavenly beings must have been considered suitable subjects to be represented in oil lamps. The flickering lights enhanced the illusion of movement in such pieces and created lively shadows on the walls of the space in which they were hung”. For an example of a hanging oil lamp, dated c. 9th century, showing the placement of such figures within the ensemble, see Jan Fontein, The Sculpture of Indonesia, 1990, p. 245, no. 78.Finely cast, the half-human half-bird figure standing firmly on a domed base, its torso extending into a long rooster-like tail. The arms held against the chest, adorned with armlets and a pendant around the neck. The face bearing a serene expression, distinguished by heavy-lidded downcast eyes beneath gently arched eyebrows, an aquiline nose, and full lips forming a calm smile, the hair pulled up into an elaborate high chignon secured by a foliate tiara.Provenance: From a private collection in the United Kingdom.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Expected wear and typical casting irregularities. Obvious losses, signs of burial, traces of weathering, encrustations, minor nicks, small dents. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown patina with malachite encrustation.Weight: 257.3 g (excl. stand)Dimensions: Height 11 cm (excl. stand)With an associated wood stand. (2)Kinnaras and their female counterparts, kinnaris, are mythical celestial creatures, half bird, half human. They are minor demigods who are seen often in Indian art and were quite common in the sculpture of the Pala period, appearing at Nalanda as well as at other sites. They can be found on many Central Javanese temple reliefs and, to judge from surviving Javanese bronze sculptures, were particularly popular during the ninth and tenth centuries. An early Jataka tale relating the plight of a kinnari separated from her mate for one night is part of the prototypical evidence that led to the establishment of kinnaras and kinnaris as symbols of marital fidelity. It is said that they die brokenhearted if separated.Literature comparison:Compare a related Javanese bronze in the form of a kinnari, dated late 9th to early 10th century, 14.6 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1987.142.24, illustrated by Martin Lerner and Steven Kossak, The Lotus Transcendent. Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, 1991, p. 190, no. 149.

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