Page 375 - Chinese Art Auction April 25, 2020 2020 Galerie Zacke

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A schIsT sTele
OF bOdhIsATTVA
AVAlOKITeshVARA,
PAlA PeRIOd
Northeastern India, 10th- 12th
century. Avalokiteshvara is depicted in
the ‘Sky-Gliding’ form of Khasarpana
Lokeshvara. He conforms precisely
to his description in Buddhist textual
sources: youthful, peaceful, smiling,
with two arms, wearing his hair in a tall
coiffure.

Georg Weifert (1850-1937)
Provenance: From the collection of
Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence
by descent in the same family. Weifert
was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and
the first governor of the Federal Bank
of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and
Slovenia.
condition: Some losses and breaks,
extensive wear and traces of use.
Good patina. Partial calcification.

Weight: 1,224.4 g
Dimensions: Height 17 cm
The Bodhisattva demonstrates his
compassion for all living beings by
holding his right hand in the gift-bestowal
gesture, with a kneeling and praying
follower to his lower right.
estimate euR 800,-
Starting price EUr 400,-

444
AN INdIAN blAcK
sTONe sTele OF VIshNu,
lATe 8Th ceNTuRy

Northeast India. The God of Protection
standing on a double lotus base,
three of his four hands holding his
attributes, the raised hands holding
the wheel and mace, the lowered left
hand holding the conch while the
right shows the varada mudra, the
generosity gesture.

Provenance: Collection of Mrs.
L. and Mr. B., a former UNESCO
Ambassador to India, in office from
1960 to 1970.
condition: Very good condition
considering the age of this piece, with
extensive wear, weathering, some
slight erosion and minor losses.
Weight: 24.4 kg
Dimensions: Height 50 cm

Flanked by two small figures at his feet,
one male and one female.
estimate euR 1.500,-
Starting price EUr 750,-

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