拍品 45
45
A stone figure of Ganesha
A stone figure of Ganesha

INDIA, KARNATAKA, HOYSALA PERIOD, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

細節
A stone figure of Ganesha
India, Karnataka, Hoysala period, 11th/12th century
The four-armed portly deity seated on a lotus base over a stepped throne, holding his goad, conch, tusk and bowl of sweets, wearing beaded jewelry encircling his belly, the face with trunk curling to his left flanked by fan-like ears and topped by an elaborate headdress, backed by an aureole centered with a kirttimukha mask, his rat vehicle below
22¾ in. (57.7 cm.) high
來源
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1983
出版
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 57 and 286, cat. no. 64
展覽
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1983

拍品專文

In his text, Pal comments that this sculpture is a "handsome example of the exuberant style" developed by the Hoyshala kingdom. The throne, aureole and figure himself are lavishly and ornately carved, with scarely any surface left unembellished except for his skin.