現場拍賣 2578<strong>印度及東南亞藝術</strong>
A red sandstone door relief
拍品 580PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE OF MITCH MILLER

A red sandstone door relief

INDIA, MADHYA PRADESH OR RAJASTHAN, 9TH/10TH CENTURY

已結束2012年9月12日

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USD 35,000

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A red sandstone door relief
India, Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan, 9th/10th century
Deeply carved with four mithuna scenes, each with the couple standing or sitting beneath a tree, with a series of naganis to the right, their tails intertwined to form an openwork lattice
45 in. (114.3 cm.) high

Estate of Mitch Miller, New York, acquired from Albert Rudolph, Rudi Oriental Arts, New York, by 1970

專家說明

Both mithunas (lovers) and naganis (female snake spirits) are potent symbols of fertility - the naginis are associated with water, itself a symbol of fecundity in the Indian tradition. Thus, they enhance the bountious nature of the deity within. For further discussion and a related example, see V. Desai, et al., Gods, Guardians, and Lovers, 1993, p. 226, cat. no. 51.