Page 56 - Ham Asian Art Auctions May 2019

2125 2126 2127
IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF PLATE WITH VIRABHADRA, RAM DARBAR – RAMA HOLDING
GANJIFA PLAYCARDS IN A CABINET. DAKSHA AND MAHAKALI. COURT WITH ENTOURAGE.
BEDEUTENDE SAMMLUNG VON PLATTE MIT VIRABHADRA, RAM DARBAR – DER HOFHALTENDE
GANJIFA - SPIELKARTEN IN EINEM DAKSHA UND MAHAKALI. RAMA MIT ENTOURAGE.
SCHRÄNKCHEN. India. 18th c. South India, prob. Andhra Pradesh or
India. 19th/20th c. partly 18th c. Karnataka. 18th/19th c.
Bronze with black patina, on the back
Paper, textile and ivory painted with residue of red painting. Height 23.5cm. Copper bronze with dark patina. Figures
lacquer. Cabinet from wood, lacquer and Condition A/B. Rubbed from cultic use. and halo cast separately. In the center
painted. Fourteen lacquered wooden boxes sits Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu
with Ganjifa games, eight games without € 800 – 1.200 | $ 888 – 1.332 with his companion Sita on his lap.
boxes, 19 single cards made of paper or He is accompanied by his half - brother
textile with lacquer. 25 small round, two Lakshmana and a female deity with
oval cards made of painted, thinly cut ivory. lotus blossom. Possibly one or both side
The collection shows an amazing variety of figures are added. The halo (prabhavali)
Ganjifa games traditional in India. Some of with Makara, the face of Kiritimukha and
them are completely preserved, others as the heads of the Naga above the main
single cards. Many with information from figure. Weight 4.52kg, Height 25.7cm,
the previous owner. Cabinet height 106cm, Width 18.8cm, depth 12.5cm.
Width 41cm, depth 22cm. Condition A/B. Condition A/B.
Supplement: Reference book: Rudolf von
Leyden: Ganjifa, The Playing Cards of India. € 3.000 – 5.000 | $ 3.330 – 5.550
London. 1982.

Provenance:
- Rhenish private collection.
Acquired locally in the 1970s.

€ 1.000 – 1.200
$ 1.110 – 1.332 | ‡

2127

2126