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A LAPIS LAZULI FIGURE OF PADMAPANI LOKESHVARA, TIBET, 12TH CENTURY
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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Finely carved to depict Padmapani standing in tribhanga atop a lotus base, his right hand in abhaya mudra, and the left hand holding a lotus stem which grows into a blossom at his shoulder. The body dressed in a finely pleated dhoti, with beaded necklace and armlets, his rounded face with almond-shaped eyes surmounted by a foliate tiara and tall chignon. The stone is of a dark blue hue amid numerous prominent veins of gray and white beneath shiny metallic colored flecks.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Condition: Good condition with expected wear, signs of erosion, and traces of weathering, both suggesting a possible period of burial. Minor losses to exposed areas, small nicks, and a few tiny chips. Small old repairs to the chignon, right arm, and lower base. The stone with a fine overall patina.Weight: 231 g Dimensions: Height 16.2 cmThis finely crafted depiction of Padmapani Lokeshvara is an exceptional and rare example of Tibetan sculpture carved entirely from lapis lazuli. Typically, this precious stone is used sparingly, most often as decorative inlay for a deity's jewelry, making a figure of this scale and material highly remarkable.Avalokiteshvara, the Lord who looks upon the World, is the bodhisattva of compassion, and one of the principal deities in Mahayana Buddhism. Although he has attained enlightenment like the Buddha, the bodhisattva forgoes his escape from the suffering of rebirth to act as a guide to all living beings until they themselves have achieved nirvana. Worshiped in many guises, here he is depicted as Padmapani, the Lotus Bearer. Like the lotus, which rises from its murky bed below the water to blossom in the pristine air, Padmapani has detached himself from the grounding pain and impurities of the material world and is enlightened in body, speech, and mind.Literature comparison: Tibetan figures carved entirely from lapis lazuli are extremely rare. Compare a related smaller carving of Bhutadamara, 9 cm high, dated c. 12th century, from the Nyingjei Lam Collection, included in the exhibition The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 6 October-30 December 1999, and illustrated in the catalogue, p. 69, fig. 40. Compare a related smaller figure of Kubera from a private collection and illustrated by Pratapaditya Pal, The Arts of Kashmir, New York, 2007, p. 65, fig. 50.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 2 October 2018, lot 16Estimate: HKD 250,000 or approx. EUR 31,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A lapis lazuli figure of Padmapani Lokeshvara, Tibet, circa 12th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of carving, stone, and subject, with similar pose, details to the robe, and jewelry. Note the different size (7.5 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams Paris, 11 June 2024, lot 13 Price: EUR 89,300 or approx. EUR 90,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A lapis lazuli and gilt copper alloy mounted plaque of Panjaranata Mahakala, Tibet, the plaque, 13th/14th century; the mount, circa 19th century Expert remark: Compare the related manner of carving and stone. Note the gilt-bronze mounts and the size (11.8 cm).

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