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Narasimha Sandstone Central India
估價
8,000 - 12,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- Narasimha
- Sandstone
- height 20 1/8 in. (51.1 cm)
The ten-armed avatar of Vishnu, his lion's face with fierce expression, bulging round eyes, raised eyebrows, flaring nostrils and snarling mouth with bared fangs and protruding tongue. He clasps his adversary Hiranyakashipu in a vice-like grip as two garland-bearing vidyadharas look on above.
來源
Private UK collects ion, acquired 1968
Condition
Fragmentary as visible in catalogue illustration. Stable overall condition. Recent cleaning, with minor cracking and minor areas of accretion consistent with age. No restoration.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any stat.mes nt made by Replica Shoes 's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any stat.mes nt made by Replica Shoes 's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
拍品資料及來源
Compare with another representation of the deity, see Replica Shoes 's New York, March 22, 2007, lot 17.
Narasimha is the fourth avatar of Vishnu within a series of ten. The present example refers to the story of the demon-king Hiranyakashipu, who was both omnipotent and immortal, having been empowered by the gods so that he could be killed by neither man nor animal, by night or day, neither on earth nor in water. Vishnu assumes the form of the ferocious lion-headed Narasimha (neither man nor animal), and at twilight (neither by night nor day), surprises the king at his palace. Placing Hiranyakashipu over his knee (neither earth nor water) he tears him apart with his bare claws.