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† A MASSIVE SANDSTONE FIGURE OF KALI, GUPTA PERIOD, 3RD-5TH CENTURY
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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? A MASSIVE SANDSTONE FIGURE OF KALI, GUPTA PERIOD, 3RD-5TH CENTURY

Expert authentication: Dr. Chang Qing has authenticated this lot, identifying its iconographic and stylistic characteristics as typical of the Gupta period. A notarized copy of Dr. Chang’s expertise, dated January 19, 2021, in the State of New York, accompanies this lot.
Dr. Chang holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Kansas and has held prestigious positions, including post-doctoral fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and senior research fellow at the Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institute. He has conducted extensive research in China, participating in archaeological excavations at various historical sites. Dr. Chang is the author of several influential works, including Compassionate Beings in Metal and Stone: Chinese Buddhist Sculptures from The Freer Gallery of Art (2016) and Light of the Buddha in the Desert: Essays on Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang from 5th-14th Centuries (2012). He is currently a professor at Arts College, Sichuan University.

India, Madhya Pradesh. The Goddess of Time, Death, and Destruction standing in a slight tribhanga, her six arms holding various attributes including a sword and a skull-decorated staff, the bare torso simple adorned, wearing a short dhoti secured by a knotted belt. The face carved with full cheeks, almond-shaped eyes under arched brows, the hair arranged in a tall jatamukuta.

Provenance: The collection of Nik Douglas, circa 2001, and thence by descent to his wife Christi Douglas, New York, United States. A private collection in New York, United States, acquired from the above in 2021. A copy of a provenance statement signed by Christi Douglas on 16 March 2021 and confirming the above, accompanies this lot. Nicholas ‘Nik’ (1944-2012) was a renowned author, curator, and Asian art expert. Between 1966 and 1974, he traveled through South and Southeast Asia, visiting remote areas of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand, and Indonesia, building up his knowledge of the customs, beliefs and spiritual practices of Hindus and Buddhists. He researched Oriental medicine, alchemy, art, sculpture and mysticism, studying with Hindu yogis, Buddhist lamas, and doctors. The Buckingham Collection was built by Nik Douglas, his mother, and his grandfather as well as further collectors in the family. Part of the collection was exhibited in 2010 by The Tibet House, New York, The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana.
Condition: Condition commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, obvious losses, chips, nicks, scratches, old fills, remnants of adhesive.

Weight: 158.2 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 93 cm (excl. stand), 114 cm (incl. stand)

Literature comparison:
Compare a related sandstone relief depicting Ganga, dated circa 405-415, 73.5 cm high, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 26.26. Compare a related sandstone figure of Vishnu, dated to the 5th century, 85.4 cm high, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 1976.75. Compare a related sandstone sculpture of Nagini, dated to the second quarter of the 5th century, 87.6 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1987.415.2.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 17 March 2015, lot 1071
Price: USD 27,500 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A red sandstone figure depicting Maitreya, India, Gupta period, ca. 5th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling, manner of carving, and stone, with similar features and wear. Note the different subject.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2012, lot 737
Price: USD 74,500 or approx. EUR 92,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A buff sandstone figure of Buddha Muchalinda, India, Madhya Pradesh, Gupta period, 5th/6th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling, manner of carving, and stone, with similar features and wear. Note the size (83.8 cm) and different subject.



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