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    Sale 1355

    INDIAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART INCLUDING INDIAN PAINTINGS

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    25 March 2004

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    • A Bronze Buddhist Triad
    Lot 32

    A Bronze Buddhist Triad

    KASHMIR, 7TH/8TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 50,190

    Estimate

    USD 25,000 - USD 35,000

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    A Bronze Buddhist Triad
    Kashmir, 7th/8th Century
    A seated figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, his throne supported by lions and a yaksha, flanked by two Bodhisattvas, all with their hands raised in abhaya mudra, cast in one piece on a rectangular openwork pedestal, the eyes and urnas inlaid in silver, the lower rim of the base bearing an inscription
    6 3/8 in. (16.5 cm.) high

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    Lot Essay

    Triads are rare in the context of Kashmiri bronzes and the present piece emanates a particular charm in the unity of the gestures.
    The central figure of Shakyamuni is closely related to a figure of Buddha sheltered by Muchalinda from the Pan-Asian Collection, cf. P. Pal, Bronzes of Kashmir, 1975, cat. no 23, p. 94-95. The latter bears an inscription stating that it is 'the pious gift of Narendradharma,' and elements of the inscription on the present piece appear to correspond.

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    Pre-Lot Text

    KASHMIR
    Property from a Private Collection

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