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REVERENCE Important Himalayan Art from the Collection of
Durga is depicted in the
Ulrich von Schroeder Bonhams, Hong Kong, 30 October
Tis auction will feature 37 artworks from the collection of Ulrich von Schroeder, one of the foremost experts on Himalayan art. Assembled over more than five decades, the collection reflects von Schroeder’s lifelong passion for Himalayan art and culture. Ulrich von Schroeder is one of the most influential figures in the study of Himalayan art, whose efforts to broaden its visual record in print are widely recognised around the world. Frustrated by the inconsistent
dating and stylistic attributions in art publications of the 1960s and 1970s, von Schroeder undertook a rigorous four-year study that culminated in the 1981 publication of Indo-Tibetan Bronzes. Tis work became the first comprehensive chronology of Tibetan metal sculpture, spanning over a thousand years. In 2001, after nine years of field research, von Schroeder published his two-volume magnum opus, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet. Tis monumental work documented more than 1,000 bronzes within Tibetan monasteries previously inaccessible to the world. In 2019, he followed up with Nepalese Stone Sculptures, another two-volume tour de force, chronicling nearly 3,000 Hindu and Buddhist stone sculptures in Nepal. Highlights of the sale include a
Nepalese gilt-copper alloy sculpture of Durga Mahishasuramardini, the
decisive moment of her conquest as she subdues the buffalo
Gilt copper alloy figure of Durga
Subduing the Buffalo Demon, Nepal, 1550-1650, height 32 cm, est HK$5-7 million, Bonhams, Hong Kong
revered ‘slayer of the buffalo demon’, from the Tree Malla Kingdoms Period (1484-1769). As the most beloved manifestation of the Great Goddess (Devi) in the Kathmandu Valley, Durga is depicted in the decisive moment of her conquest, subduing the writhing buffalo with her principal arms while her secondary hands wield a trident and shield. Another top lot is a large copper-alloy sculpture of Avalokitesvara, it is one of very few large-scale bronze statues from
Kashmir in private hands. Tis piece belongs to a corpus of Kashmiri bronzes that profoundly influenced the art of West Tibet, other neighbouring areas, and even China. Around the time the bronze was created, Kashmir was a vital international centre for Buddhism, attracting a multitude of scholars, monks, and pilgrims from China. A portrait thangka of Te Fifth Sakya Tridzin, Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen (1147-1216) from Southern Tibet, Ngor Monastery, circa 1600, is also expected to sell well. Tis painting belongs to what is today the most famous set of portrait thangkas presenting a Tibetan Buddhist teaching lineage. Most of its dispersed members are now located across international museums. Te series was produced around 1600 in southern Tibet at Ngor monastery, which flourished under a superlative reputation for monastic discipline and tantric specialism. Each painting depicts a sequential master of the Lamdre lineage, which is the Sakya tradition’s essential teaching.
Copper alloy figure of Avalokiteshvara, Kashmir, 10th century, height 61 cm, est HK$5-7 million, Bonhams, Hong Kong
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Shaikh Zain ud-Din, Black-Hooded Oriole and Insect on Jackfruit Stump (detail), Calcutta, 1778, watercolour. Gift of Elizabeth and Willard Clark, Minneapolis Institute of Art
Shaikh Zain ud-Din, Black-Hooded Oriole and Insect on Jackfruit Stump (detail), Calcutta, 1778, watercolour. Gift of Elizabeth and Willard Clark, Minneapolis Institute of Art
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