Shiva

Lot 3091. A stone standing figure, Champa, 10th - 12th century; 72 cm. Lot sold: 69,300 HKD (Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection. Lot 3092. A stone standing figure, Champa, 10th - 12th century; 63 cm. Lot sold: 56,700 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection. Lot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 61: Shiva (Śiva), Vietnam, Style de Tra Kieu (Trà Kiệu), ca 10°siècle. Grès. H. 30 cm. Est: 2 000 € - 4 000 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Important et beau fragment de tête représentant Shiva, formellement identifiable par le troisième œil disposé au centre de son front, ainsi que le croissant de lune et la tête de mort ornant son chignon. Le positionnement d’une main derrière la tête indique que la sculpture complète devait initialement le représenter de taille humaine dans une attitude de danse. ... [Lire la suite]

Chakrasamvara, Eastern India, 1100s. © The Trustees of the British Museum LONDON - Dr Imma Ramos, curator of Tantra: enlightenment to revolution, said: “This major exhibition will capture the rebellious spirit of Tantra, with its potential to disrupt prevailing social, cultural and political establishments. Tantra is usually equated with sex in the West, but it should be understood as part of a broader philosophy of transgression. We will demonstrate Tantra’s enduring potential for opening up new ways of seeing... [Lire la suite]

The Buddhist deity Guhyasamaja (detail), approx. 1400–1500. China; Beijing, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Bronze with gilding. Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B64B23. Photograph © Asian Art Museum. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The human form in art has always helped shape how we answer life’s biggest questions: Where do we come from? Why are we here? Who are we? What happens when we die? In response, from March 9 through July 29, 2018, the Asian Art Museum presents Divine Bodies, bringing together nearly 70... [Lire la suite]

Lot 43. Shiva, Art Cham (Vietnam), ca 8°-9° siècle. Estimation : 18 000 € / 25 000 €. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr Argent. 20 x 10,5 x 9 cm Rare et importante tête de Shiva autrefois fixée sur un Kosha, étui recouvrant un linga. le dieu est figuré suivant les canons classiques du style Cham de My Son, avec une petite moustache, les sourcils reliés en une ligne courbe, un troisème oeil sur le front, et une coiffure organisée en nattes regroupées sur la tête en un chignon à deux rangs de tresses. Les oreilles à longs... [Lire la suite]

Lot 60. A bronze figure of Shiva and Parvati, Northeast India, Chola period, 12th century. Estimate $250,000 – $350,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 Both standing in tribhanga on a separately cast rectangular stepped base, Shiva with his principle right hand inabhayamudra while the left embraces Parvati, his upper hands holding the axe and antelope, she with her left arm outstretched along the body and her right hand clasped, both clad in dhotis, bejewelled, their faces in benevolent expressions... [Lire la suite]

Reclining figure of Vishnu, Champa Kingdom, Viet Nam, 9th century-10th century, stone, 15.5 x 30.0 x 6.5 cm. Gift of James de Siun 1990, 243.1990.  Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (C) Art Gallery of NewSouth Wales, Sydney The kingdom of Champa occupied part of what is now central and south Vietnam from the sixth century. Successive waves of invaders - Chinese, Javanese and Vietnamese - destroyed much of the land over which the Champa kingdom held suzerainty until the... [Lire la suite]

Seated Buddha, 338. China, Later Zhao dynasty (319–350). Gilded bronze. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B1034. Asian Art Museum © 2014 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture This Buddha has a unique status among Buddhas in China. It bears an inscription on the back that is equivalent to the year 338. This is the earliest date inscribed on any Buddha sculpture from China, anywhere in the world.   The Buddha was completely covered in gold except for the head, which was probably... [Lire la suite]

Three aspects of the Absolute, page 1 from a manuscript of the Nath Charit, 1823, by Bulaki. India. Opaque watercolor, gold, and tin alloy on paper. Courtesy of the Mehrangarh Museum Trust, RJS 2399. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Asian Art Museum presents Yoga: The Art of Transformation, the first major art exhibition to explore yoga and its historical transformation over the past 2,500 years through more than 130 rare and compelling artworks.  All over the world, millions of people practice yoga to find spiritual insight and... [Lire la suite]

  Surasundari (Patralekha), Chandela, 10th Century, Indian Museum, Kolkata © Bandeep Singh BRUXELLES. - Qui pose l’œil sur la statuaire indienne, se penche sur les miniatures mogholes, s’intéresse à sa tradition de la culture physique, du massage, à la pratique de la médecine, de la danse, regarde les femmes parées de leurs saris chatoyants, observe le panthéon des dieux hindous et leurs corps extraordinaires, étudie les notions de pureté et d’impureté si cruciales dans la société indienne…  ne peut qu’être... [Lire la suite]