STATUETTE DE RAHULA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ... Lot n° 46
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STATUETTE DE RAHULA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ
TIBET, XVIIIE SIÈCLE
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4646
11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.) high
Footnotes:
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF RAHULA
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金羅睺羅尊者像
Provenance:
With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s
Rahula, the son of Prince Siddhartha was conceived just before his father's great departure and pursuit towards spiritual enlightenment. Considered a great Buddhist master in his own right, he can be identified by the crown he holds at heart level.
He is often represented among the sixteen Great Arhats, and this sculpture would have belonged to a set that includes a Kalika, sold at Bonhams, New York, 14 March 2017, lot 3205, and two others in the Zimmerman and Essen Collection in Museum der Kulturen, Basel and the Zimmerman Family Collection (HAR 3314748 & 85073).
Stylistically, the modelling of the face, the treatment of the drapery and the playful way the edges of the cushions turn up from the weight of the arhat can closely be compared to another 18th-century gilt figure of Ajita (HAR 2243).
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Very good condition overall, with minor dents and scratches intermittently throughout, as is visible in images. There is a thin layer of smoky black residue from exposure to temple lamps within the culture. Base plate is missing.
Please contact Sidney Lee (sidney.lee@bonhams.com) for related condition report images.
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