Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer ASIAN ART 37 Bury Street St James's London SW1Y 6AU Tel: 020 7839 3414 jonathantucker1@aol.com antoniatozer@aol.com www.asianartresource.com LATE SUMMER SALE 2020 No. 2:
A LARGE ITALIAN COLLECTION OF TIBETAN, INDIAN AND GANDHARA SCULPTURES & OTHER WORKS OF ART A warm welcome to our latest catalogue. We are freeing up some space in our gallery and are pleased to offer the following Himalayan, Indian and Gandhara works of art from a single Italian collection, each with a 30% reduction on the regular price. Please note that the prices are in EUROS and do not include delivery For further information please telephone Jonathan Tucker on 020 7839 3414 or e-mail jonathantucker1@aol.com These works of art can also be seen on our website:
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1] 164 A terracotta relief with anthropomorphic figure India, Gupta period, 5th century Dimensions: 23 x 29 cm Minor restoration. Price: â‚Ź3,500 (Previously â‚Ź5,000).
2] 613 Painted wood book cover Tibet, circa 14th century Dimensions: 54 x 19 cm Price: €4,200 (Previously €6,000).
3] 667 Painted wood book cover Tibet, circa 14th century Dimensions: 82 x 32 cm Price: €1,400 (Previously €2,000).
4] 668 Painted wood book cover Tibet, circa 14th century Dimensions: 64 x 21 cm Price: €2,100 (Previously €3,000).
5] 902 Carved wood book cover Tibet, circa 14th century Dimensions: 68 x 20 cm Price: €2,100 (Previously €3,000).
7] 1502 Stucco head of a donor Gandhara, circa 5th century H. 10 cm Price: €1,120 (Previously €1,600).
8] 1511 Grey schist frieze with lion Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century Dimensions: 24 x 19 cm Price: €560 (Previously €800).
9] 1716 Painted wood book cover Tibet, circa 14th century Dimensions: 72 x 26 cm Price: €2,800 (Previously €4,000).
10] 1723 Large terracotta Buddha head Gandhara, circa 5th century H. 26 cm Price: €6,300 (Previously €9,000).
11] 1724 Terracotta Buddha head Gandhara, circa 5th century H. 18 cm Price: €4,200 (Previously €6,000).
12] 1725 Terracotta head of a donor Gandhara, circa 5th century H. 20 cm Price: â‚Ź10,500 (Previously â‚Ź15,000). Age verified by thermoluminescence test
13] 1801 Terracotta Flask Eastern India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh style, circa 1st century BC H. 43 cm Age verified by thermoluminescence test. Price: Price: â‚Ź18,200 (Previously â‚Ź26,000).
16] 1878 Grey Schist Frieze of a mediating Buddha Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century Dimensions: 27 x 33 cm Price: €3,500 (Previously €5,000).
17] 1903 Grey Schist Frieze of adorants Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century Dimensions: 22 x 11 cm Price: €560 (Previously €800).
18] 1920 Stucco head of a Bodhisattva Gandhara, circa 5th century H. 23 cm Price: €2,800 (Previously €4,000).
24] 2220 Painted wood book covers Tibet, circa 16th century Dimensions: 51 x 11 cm Price: €3,500 (Previously €5,000).
25] 2266 A white limestone corner frieze of a seated Buddha with attendants Gandhara, 2nd – 3rd century Dimensions: 27 x 50 cm NOTE: Section of verso removed to reduce weight. Price: €7,000 (Previously €10,000).
26] 2318 Carved wood panel, Tibet, 14th century Dimensions: 12 x 55 cm Price: €14,000 (Previously €20,000).
27] 2319 Terracotta Buddha head Gandhara, circa 5th century H. 20 cm Age verified by thermoluminescence test. Price: â‚Ź7,000 (Previously â‚Ź10,000).
29] 2356 Terracotta head of a male donor Gandhara, circa 5th century H. 16 cm Price: €700 (Previously €1,000).
30] 2487 A large terracotta figure of Vishnu Vaikuntha Northwest Pakistan, circa 5th century H. 42 cm Age verified by thermoluminescence test. Price: â‚Ź16,800 (Previously â‚Ź24,000).
33] 2596 Painted wood book cover Tibet, circa 17th century Dimensions: 64 x 19.5 cm Price: €7,000 (Previously €10,000).
34] 2629 Painted wood book covers Tibet, circa 15th century Dimensions: 64 x 12 cm Price: €14,000 (Previously €20,000).
36] 638 A very large painted pottery ‘Fat Lady’ China, Tang dynasty, 618-907 H. 50 cm NOTE: Age verified by thermoluminescence test Price: €14,000 (Previously €20,000).
37] 1337 A terracotta head India, Gupta period, 5th century H. 12 cm Price: €560 (Previously €800).
39] 1646 A terracotta head India, Gupta period, 5th century H. 11 cm Price: €490 (Previously €700).
40] 1975 A terracotta relief with a female figure India, Gupta period, 5th century Dimensions: 38 x 35 cm Price: â‚Ź980 (Previously â‚Ź1,400).
41] 2059 A terracotta relief India, Gupta period, 5th century Dimensions: 33 x 23 cm Price: €280 (Previously €400).
AN ADDITIONAL SCULPTURE FROM A UK PRIVATE COLLECTION
42] G665.1 GRANITE RELIEF WITH A SHIVALINGHA AND ADORANTS SOUTHWEST INDIA, PROBABLY KARNATAKA CHALUKYA PERIOD CIRCA 9TH CENTURY H. 61 CMS, 24 INS; W. 60 CMS, 23 ½ INS
An outstanding dark grey granite relief, carved in upper and lower sections, the upper depicting a shivalingha on a yoni, flanked by a Nandi bull and an attendant, surmounted by garlands generating from the mouth of a leogryph atop a rectangular column, the lower section containing a male figure, possibly Krishna, supported by two voluptuous female dancers wielding fly-whisks and wearing elaborate jewellery and trailing scarves, with a lateral dedicatory inscription. The Chalukya dynasty [Abridged from Wikipedia] The Chalukya dynasty was a Classical Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynasty, known as the "Badami Chalukyas", ruled from Vatapi (modern Badami) from the middle of the 6th century. The Badami Chalukyas began to assert their independence at the decline of the Kadamba kingdom of Banavasi and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of Pulakeshin II. After the death of Pulakeshin II, the Eastern Chalukyas became an independent kingdom in the eastern Deccan. They ruled from Vengi until about the 11th century. In the western Deccan, the rise of the Rashtrakutas in the middle of the 8th century eclipsed the Chalukyas of Badami before being revived by their descendants, the Western Chalukyas, in the late 10th century. These Western Chalukyas ruled from Kalyani (modern Basavakalyan) until the end of the 12th century. Religion: Both Shaivism and Vaishnavism flourished during the Badami Chalukya period, though it seems the former was more popular. Famous temples were built in places such as Pattadakal, Aihole and Mahakuta, and priests (archakas) were invited from northern India. Vedic sacrifices, religious vows (vrata) and the giving of gifts (dana) was important. The Badami kings were followers of Vedic Hinduism and dedicated temples to popular Hindu deities in Aihole. Sculptures of deities testify to the popularity of Hindu Gods such as Vishnu, Shiva, Kartikeya, Ganapathi, Shakti, Surya and Sapta Matrikas ("seven mothers"). The Badami kings also performed the Ashwamedha ("horse sacrifice"). The worship of Lajja Gauri, a fertility goddess is known. Jainism too was a prominent religion during this period. The kings of the dynasty were however secular and actively encouraged Jainism. One of the Badami Cave temples is dedicated to the Jain faith. Jain temples were also erected in the Aihole complex, the temple at Maguti being one such example. Ravikirti, the court poet of Pulakeshin II was a Jain. Queen Vinayavati consecrated a temple for the Trimurti ("Hindu trinity") at Badami. Sculptures of the Trimurti, Harihara (half Vishnu, half Shiva) and Ardhanarishwara (half Shiva, half woman) provide ample evidence of their tolerance. Buddhism was in decline, having made its ingress into Southeast Asia. This is confirmed by the writings of the Chinese monk Xuanzang. Badami, Aihole, Kurtukoti and Puligere (modern Lakshmeshwar in the Gadag district) were primary places of learning.
Note: This panel has been broken in half and repaired along a vertical fracture. References: F.H. Gravely and C. Sivaramamurti, Indian Sculpture Mostly Southern, Chennai; Government Museum, 1999. C. Sivaramamurti, The Art of India, New York: Harry N. Abrams inc, 1977. R. Eaton, Temple Desecration in Pre-modern India: When, where, and why were
Hindu temples desecrated in pre-modern history, and how was this connected with the rise of Indo-Muslim states? Frontline Magazine, Volume 17 - Issue 25, Dec. 9 - 22, 2000. R.H. Kulkarni, Pre and Early Chalukya Sculpture: Origin and Development, New Delhi: Harman Publishing House, India, 2009. PROVENANCE: Private English collection. Ex-Adrian Maynard Ltd, London. Old Belgian shipping label attached to the reverse. Previously sold by us in 2015. Price: ÂŁ12,600=GBP (previouslyÂŁ18,000=GBP).
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JONATHAN TUCKER ANTONIA TOZER ASIAN ART