A sandstone torso of Vishnu
A sandstone torso of Vishnu

KHMER, PRE-ANGKOR PERIOD, 9TH CENTURY

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A sandstone torso of Vishnu
Khmer, Pre-Angkor period, 9th century
Finely carved wearing a short sampot, the folds falling in neatly arranged pleats in the front and secured with a belt, the stone finely polished
33 in. (83.8 cm.) high
来源
Private Collection, Japan, 1980s
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 2009
展览
International Asian Art Fair, New York, 2009

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The artistic styles that developed during the Pre-Angkor period, before the capital was moved north to Angkor, exhibit a wider range of artistic motifs than those that would develop during the Angkor period. Phnom Da, located in Southern Cambodia, was an important center of artistic creation during the 6th-7th centuries. In the present example, the sampot's particular arrangement of folds and its low placement on the hips, as well as the subtle roundness to the stomach and attentively carved musculature of the back, exemplify the Phnom Da style. For related examples, see P. Dupont, Le Statuaire Preangkorienne, 1955, Pl. VIII(B) and Pl. X. For a discussion of the Phnom Da style, see J. Boisselier, Asie du Sud-Est: Le Cambodge, 1966, pp. 235-238, sec. 162