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A RARE GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VISHNU, JAVA, 14TH-15TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
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2023年12月13日 开拍
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A RARE GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VISHNU, JAVA, 14TH-15TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

Finely cast standing in samapada atop a circular lotus base with beaded edge, his main left hand resting on the handle of his mace, his main right holding a lotus stem, his secondary hands raised and holding the conch and disk. He is wearing a long diaphanous dhoti and the upavita (sacred thread) across his left shoulder, his body richly adorned with floral jewelry, his face bearing a serene expression, his hair pulled up into a high chignon secured by a band and topped by a jewel, behind the foliate tiara.

Provenance: From the collection of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and manufacturing irregularities, minute nicks and small dents here and there, the gilding possibly later. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown patina with malachite encrustations.

Weight: 105.6 g
Dimensions: Height 10 cm

Vishnu is the preserver and protector of the universe, called upon to save it from great calamity. In the current attitude, he is a martial deity, holding the mace and discus, and a conch to call troops to arms.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related earlier bronze of Vishnu, 13.8 cm high, dated late 9th to first half of the 10th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1987.142.15. Compare a gilt bronze figure of Shiva, 27.9 cm, dated 8th-9th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2004.556.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2018, lot 327
Price: USD 5,000 or approx. EUR 5,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt silver figure of Jambhala, Indonesia, Java, 14th/15th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling, with similar floral jewelry and expression, and manner of casting and gilding, with a similar patina to the gilded figure. Note the smaller size (5.2 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 March 2018, lot 11
Price: HKD 375,000 or approx. EUR 49,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper alloy figure of Vishnu, Java, 9th/10th century
Expert remark: Note the larger size (29 cm).

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