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A FINELY CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF SHADBHUJA MAHAKALA, TIBET, 13TH-14TH CENTURY, EX ULRICH VON
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天2小时
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SCHROEDERExpert's note: The outstanding quality of this small soapstone statue is apparent with an understanding of its age and the spiritual adoration paid to it by its owner in hopes of prosperity. In contrast to the sharply defined physiognomies, attenuated features, and slender proportions characteristic of Tibetan bronze and stone sculpture of the same period, this small stone figure is distinguished by its rounded modeling and compact bodily form, reflecting a strong Chinese aesthetic influence. During the Yuan period, depictions of wrathful divinities frequently adopted robust physiques and unexpectedly serene, even benevolent, facial expressions. A closely related example is the renowned Vajrapa?i relief at Feilaifeng in Hangzhou, dated to the 14th century, illustrated by Jeff Watt on Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 73235, which shares comparable traits in its softened facial features, solid massing, and refined yet economical rendering of the hair.Well carved, the wrathful six-armed deity standing in alidhasana atop a prostrate Ganesha, wearing a garland of severed heads as well as elephant and lion skins wrapped around his shoulder and waist. He is holding a blood-filled kapala (skull cup) and a kartika (chopper) in his primary hands while his radiating arms hold a mala (beads), a damaru (drum), a trishula (trident), and a pasha (lasso).The back with a square aperture to house sacred contents which are now lost, save for remnants of organic material.Provenance: The Ulrich von Schroeder Collection, acquired in 1995. The base with a label from the Ulrich von Schroeder Collection, inscribed '1995 MO7'. A distinguished art historian and collector, Ulrich von Schroeder (b. 1943) is one of the most influential figures in the study of Himalayan art. Inspired by his great-great-uncle, the Indologist Leopold von Schroeder, he first traveled to Nepal at age 22, initiating a lifelong commitment to the study and documentation of Himalayan artistic traditions. Frustrated by the inconsistent dating and stylistic attributions in art publications of the 1960s and 1970s, von Schroeder undertook a rigorous four-year study that culminated in the 1981 publication of Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, the first comprehensive chronology of Tibetan metal sculpture. This was followed by his two-volume magnum opus, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet (2001), documenting over 1,000 bronzes in previously inaccessible monasteries, and Nepalese Stone Sculptures (2019), a monumental survey of nearly 3,000 Hindu and Buddhist stone sculptures in Nepal. To this day, von Schroeder's publications remain the only reliable encyclopedias on their subjects.Condition: Good condition with ancient wear. Few tiny nibbles, minuscule chips along the edges, a small loss to one attribute, old repairs to two extended arms, and two pierced apertures to the underside. The stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into thin hairline cracks.Weight: 148.9 g Dimensions: Height 9.2 cmWith an associated padded silk box. (2)The six-handed form of Mahakala was introduced to Tibet by the founder of the Shangpa Kagyu school, Khyungpo Naljor, in the 12th century. Shadbhuja Mahakala appears in the eight-chapter Kriya Mahakala Tantra. Known as the Dharmapala or 'protector of the Dharma,' this wrathful manifestation of Buddha represents ultimate destructive power and the dissolution of the universe at the end of all time. Mahakala is almost always depicted with a crown of five skulls, which represent the transmutation of the five klesas (negative afflictions) into the five wisdoms. He also wears a garland consisting of fifty severed heads, the number fifty is in reference to the number of letters in the Sanskrit alphabet and is symbolic of the pure speech of Buddha.Literature comparison:Compare a related stone figure of Shadbhuja Mahakala, dated to the 14th century, 12.5 cm high, in the Potala Collection, Lhasa, illustrated by Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, vol. II, 2001, p. 892, pl. 206B.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 12 September 2018, lot 374Price: USD 47,500 or approx. EUR 52,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A rare soapstone figure of Jambhala, Tibet, 15th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related stone, manner of carving, and modeling with similar wrathful countenance of the deity. Note the size (7.6 cm) and slightly later dating, though this is perhaps countered by the hammer price exceeding the estimate by more than tenfold.

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