LOT 537 A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Tibet. Mahakala standing atop a prostrate figure on a lotus base, his right hand holding a flaying knife and his left a skull cup, the wrathful face crowned with a skull tiara encircling the flaming hair, wearing long flowing robes, richly adorned with jewelry and a garland of severed heads, a serpent writhing around his belly. The base sealed.
Provenance: From an old private collection in Bavaria, Germany, acquired in the 1960s and thence by descent.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, few nicks, small dents, light surface scratches. Remnants of ancient pigments.
Weight: 943.1 g
Dimensions: Height 12 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 20 September 2006, lot 148
Price: USD 8,400 or approx. EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt bronze figure of Mahakala, 17th century
Expert remark: Note the size (14 cm)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2018, lot 1053
Price: USD 18,750 or approx. EUR 21,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of
Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Shadbhuja Mahakala, Tibet, 18th century
Expert remark: Note the additional arms and larger size (17.8 cm)
十七至十八世紀大黑天銅像
西藏。怒相神大黑天立於蓮座上,腳踩惡鬼,火焰狀頭髮,頭戴著骷髏王冠,身著長袍,手裡拿著月牙刀和嘎巴拉杯。底座密封。
來源:德國巴伐利亞私人舊藏,購於上世紀六十年代,保存至今。
品相:狀況極好,有輕微磨損和鑄造缺陷,幾乎沒有刻痕、小凹痕、輕微的表面劃痕。顏料殘餘。
重量:943.1 克
尺寸:高12 厘米
拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2006年9月20日,lot 148
價格:USD 8,400(相當於今日EUR 12,000)
描述:十七世紀鎏金大黑天銅像
專家評論:請注意尺寸(14 厘米) 。
拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約蘇富比,2018年3月22日,lot 1053
價格:USD 18,750(相當於今日EUR 21,500)
描述:十八世紀西藏鎏金大黑天銅像
專家評論:請注意此尊銅像為六臂,且尺寸較大(17.8 厘米)。
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