Lot Essay
As Dakshinamurti, Shiva is the supreme teacher, teacher of yoga, music, as well as the arts and sciences. His right leg rests on the dwarf Apasmara Purusha, symbolizing ignorance.
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Property from the Collection of Anthony d'Offay
A Granite Figure of Shiva as the 'Great Teacher', Dakshinamurti
SOUTH INDIA, TAMILNADU, CHOLA DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY
Details
A Granite Figure of Shiva as the 'Great Teacher', Dakshinamurti
South India, Tamilnadu, Chola Dynasty, 13th Century
Well carved with the god seated on a pedestal in virasana, the heroic posture, his right leg resting on a crouching spirit and his left gracefully crossed, a flame and cobra in his uppermost hands and with his lower right hand in the gesture of elucidation, his face with a benign expression and hair matted in an elaborate chignon
38¼ in. (97 cm.) high
South India, Tamilnadu, Chola Dynasty, 13th Century
Well carved with the god seated on a pedestal in virasana, the heroic posture, his right leg resting on a crouching spirit and his left gracefully crossed, a flame and cobra in his uppermost hands and with his lower right hand in the gesture of elucidation, his face with a benign expression and hair matted in an elaborate chignon
38¼ in. (97 cm.) high
Provenance
Reiser Collection, sold at Sotheby's London, 27 February 1967, lot 137.
P. Delplace Collection, Belgium, before 1973
Dr. Macken Collection, Belgium, 1973-87
Mr. and Mrs. D. Winkel Collection, Belgium, 1987-99
P. Delplace Collection, Belgium, before 1973
Dr. Macken Collection, Belgium, 1973-87
Mr. and Mrs. D. Winkel Collection, Belgium, 1987-99
Literature
M. Nies, Peace of Mind, 2000, pp. 14-15.