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INDIAN, HIMALAYAN AND SOUTHEAST
ASIAN WORKS OF ART

Lots 6033-6054

PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS

6033 6036
A JAIN METAL ALLOY SHRINE A BLACK LACQUER GROUND OFFERING BOWL WITH
15th/16th century MOTHER-OF-PEARL DECORATION
The principal Tirthankara flanked by attendants and seated Thailand, 19th century
dhyanasana upon a lion throne within a detailed arched grotto The wood core constructed with twelve sides, the black lacquer
all raised upon a plinth, the reverse incised in a lengthy Sanskrit ground intricately inlaid with tiny mother-of-pearl tiles on the exterior
inscription (heavily worn). and red lacquer covering the interior of the bowl (extensive wear, age
6 1/2in (16.5cm) high cracks).
13 1/4in (33.6cm) diamter
US$2,000 - 3,000
US$800 - 1,200
A similar Jain shrine was offered at Bonhams, New York sale 22463,
14 September 2015, as lot 90. A similar bowl, given in 1856 as a diplomatic gift by King Mongut
Rama IV to President Franklin Pierce, is on exhibit at the Museum of
6034 Natural History, Washington, D. C.
TWO NORTH INDIAN SANDSTONE JALI SCREENS
Each of very similar size, vertical format and deeply undercut with the 6037
same overlapping scale pattern, the fronts then finished with incised A GILT AND POLYCHROME LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF
lines that follow the curving lattices (minor losses, soiling). THE BUDDHA
73 1/2 x 22 x 2 in (187 x 56 x 5cm) and Thailand, Bangkok period, 19th century
73 1/2 x 21 1/4 x 2 1/8in (187 x 54 x 5.5cm) seated in meditation with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsha
mudra, the surfaces of his monk’s robes the elaborately steppe base
US$4,000 - 6,000 cast with intricate flower and geometric patterns visible beneath
the worn layers of red and gold lacquer, a bronze loop at the back
6035 of the stand meant to hold an umbrella and a hole at the top of the
A CARVED GHANDARAN STYLE HEAD OF A MAN ushnisha meant to hold a flame, both no longer preserved (losses,
Based on 2nd-3rd century prototypes, the fragment sensitively and wear to lacquer).
crisply carved in a mustachioed and garlanded serene but masculine 25in (63.5cm) high
expression; with plexi stand.
8 1/2in (21.5cm) high US$5,000 - 7,000

US$700 - 900

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