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STATUETTE DE VISHAKARMAN EN
ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE
Thaïlande, Lopburi, XIIIe siècle
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF
VISHAKARMAN
Thailand, Lopburi, 13th century
Defined by the handle of adze held in his
right hand, the celestial architect faces frontal
kneeling in his distinct pose. His long torso is
adorned with a short, pleated sampot which
folds down into his lap and a large mass of
overhanging pleated fabric at the back. Three
lines incised across his abdomen are revealed,
indicating folds of the flesh similar to those It was during the great building projects The present lot is a part of this later group
found around his neck. His beaded armbands commenced by King Jayavarman VII (r.1181- from Lopburi and he shows strong influence
wide pectoral are adorned with pearls and 1291) that Vishvakarman iconography Bayon elements in his modelling and facial
leaf motifs, bud-shaped earrings hang to his became popular within the Khmer empire. form. Compare with a smaller and less
shoulders, and vertical rows of braids are The embodiment of a sculptor, architect and refined example in the Suan Pakkad Palace
upswept in a towering coiffure framed by a priest, the deity is Hindu in origin and was Collection, see M.C.S.Diskul et al., The Suan
narrow foliate diadem, stand. first referred to in the Vedas and Puranas. Pakkad Palace Collection, 1982, no.26, p.47
18.4cm (7 1/4in) high. (2). Regardless, during the twelfth and thirteenth and Bonhams New York, 19 March 2012, lot
centuries, his image of revered by both 1142.
€8,000 - 12,000 Buddhists and Hindu worshippers in the
region. Not only were bronzes cast prolifically 泰國 華富里 十三世紀 銅毘首羯磨坐像
Provenance: cast in Cambodia, but also many remain
Mr. Pila, Plenipotentiary Minister of France to extant from Khmer territory in Thailand in the 來源：
the Kingdom of Siam thirteenth century when Brahmanic casting 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired was rare, see J. Boisselier and J. Beurdeley, 於1926年得自法國駐暹羅全權公使Pila先生
from the above in 1926 The Heritage of Thai Sculpture, 1975, 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) pp.124-125.

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