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9/2/2020 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art | Sotheby's

Indian, Hi ma layan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT

Lot 357

A COPPE R ALLOY FIGURE OF VISHNU SOUT H INDIA , VIJAYANAGAR, 15 H CENTUR Y
Estimate: 25,000 - 35,000 USD

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VISHNU SOUTH INDIA, VIJAYANAGAR, 15TH CENTURY

Height 12 ⅝ in. (32 cm)

the four-armed deity standing in samapada, holding his attributes the discus, conch, mace and lotus, the fine dhoti secured at his
waist with a wide jeweled girdle centering a kirttimukha and a sash elegantly knotted on both sides

Provenance
Sotheby's London, December 8, 1969, lot 66
Lance Entwistle and Anthony Plowright, 1969
Collection of Andrew Solomon, London
John Nicholson's, Haslemere, Surrey, April 18, 2018, lot 58

Catalogue Note
Vishnu here stands with erect posture, signifying his majesty and power. His implements which he carries – the conch, discus,
mace and lotus – in his four hands represent his complete control over all the elements of the universe. During the Vijayanagar
period the naturalism of the Chola dynasty gives way to a more mannered elegance. The elaboration of the dhoti with looped
sashes to the side, the hatch marks of the crown and more rounded middle are features suggestive of the more embellished and
exaggerated style of the period. For another example of Vishnu showing similarities in the styling of the dhoti and illustrating hatch
marks on the crown, see Sotheby’s New York, April 1, 2005, lot 23.

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