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An Indonesian bronze sculpture of Bodhisattva, Majapahit, East Java, 14th C. H.: 36,5 cm - L.: 19,7 cm Weight: 5604 grams Provenance: - The collection of Mr. and Mrs. S., Ghent, Belgium. - Ex-collection of Dr. Marius Van Den Hout, 1999. - Acquired from Het Magazijn, Ghent, Belgium, in January 2012 according to the owner's inventory notes.

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An Indonesian bronze sculpture of Bodhisattva, Majapahit, East Java, 14th C. H.: 36,5 cm - L.: 19,7 cm Weight: 5604 grams Provenance: - The collection of Mr. and Mrs. S., Ghent, Belgium. - Ex-collection of Dr. Marius Van Den Hout, 1999. - Acquired from Het Magazijn, Ghent, Belgium, in January 2012 according to the owner's inventory notes.

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, SWAT VALLEY A BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, SWAT VALLEY Presumably 14th century. Finely cast depicting Avalokiteshvara, the Great Bodhisattva of Compassion, sitting atop a wicker stool in royal ease. He leans to one side, raising his right hand towards his face in a representation known as ‘The Pensive Bodhisattva’, his left hand clasped around the stalk of a long-stemmed flower. Provenance: German trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Tiny losses, few nicks, and surface scratches. The bronze with azurite encrustations. Weight: 55.3 g Dimensions: Height 6.7 cm This bronze's rather unique perforated base continues an iconographic tradition in early Mahayana art depicting bodhisattvas seated on wicker stools—as opposed to lotus thrones, which were reserved for Buddhas. There are only a few published bronzes that detail the basketry of Avalokiteshvara's stool like the present example. All of them are attributed to Swat Valley and to the relatively earlier period of regional production, between the 6th and 8th centuries (von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures of the Alain Bordier Foundation, Hong Kong, 2010, p. 11, pl. 2A; Zangchuan fojiao zaoxiang, Hong Kong, 2008, no. 7). Over subsequent centuries, coinciding with Kashmir surpassing Swat as the most prominent regional monastic center, the wicker stool becomes merely suggested as an incised motif before being phased out completely. Situated within the Hindu Kush and western Himalayan mountain ranges, the monastic centers of Swat Valley and Kashmir were important loci within the development and spread of Buddhist traditions between India, the Himalayas, and East Asia. It is among bronzes of the Swat Valley especially that we see some of the earliest depictions of important Mahayana and Vajrayana deities connecting the region with the broader Buddhist world. For example, the pensive posture adopted by this bronze is also seen throughout Buddhist sculpture of China and Korea between the 5th and 7th centuries.

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Prajnaparamite; Indonesia, Central Java, Majapahit period, 16th century. White sandstone. Attached certificate of authenticity from the specialist Ha Thuc Can. It presents faults and restorations. Measurements: 99 x 51 x 49 cm. Stone stele made of white sandstone, which presents a rectangular structure finished in point as if it were an architectural motif that welcomes a figure carved in high relief. The stone is richly carved, in the lower area there is a rectangular body where there are details in relief arranged as a pedestal with lotus leaves schematized as an ornamental detail. On this base is the main figure carved almost in a round bulge, which is established as the main motif of the carving. The figure, as already mentioned, is framed by the stone itself, which has been carved recreating an architectural space. Prajnaparamita means "the Perfection of Wisdom" or "Transcendental Knowledge" in Mah?y?na. Prajnaparamita refers to a perfected way of seeing the nature of reality, as well as to a particular body of scriptures. Majapahit was a Hindu-Buddhist Javanese empire of Southeast Asia based on the island of Java. Majapahit was one of the last great Hindu-Buddhist empires of the region and is considered one of the largest and most powerful in Indonesian and Southeast Asian history. It is sometimes considered the forerunner of Indonesia's modern frontiers. Majapahit art was the continuation of East Javanese art, style and aesthetics developed since the 11th century during the Kediri and Singhasari period. Unlike the earlier naturalistic, relaxed and fluid figures of the classical Central Javanese style, this East Javanese style shows a more rigid, stylized pose depicted in wayang-like figures, such as those carved in the bas-reliefs of East Javanese temples. Attached certificate of authenticity of the specialist Ha Thuc Can. It presents faults and restorations.

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