A LARGE SANDSTONE FIGURE OF PRAJNAPARAMITA, BAYON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD, LATE 12TH-EARLY 13TH CENTURY

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A LARGE SANDSTONE FIGURE OF PRAJNAPARAMITA, BAYON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD, LATE 12TH-EARLY 13TH CENTURY This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005: “No. 330, LA 1978, A. Maynard, Khmer Bayon Prajnaparamita Uma, 12th-13th c.” Gallery price: EUR 76,000 or approx. EUR 127,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. Khmer Empire. Superbly carved in a sinuous outline with prominent breasts and a beautifully rounded belly, wearing a tightly fitted sampot resting low on the hips, incised with individual flower heads and held up with a floral-banded sash secured with a fishtail knot. The face with a serene expression, heavy-lidded sinuous eyes, and wide smiling lips, flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair piled up into a conical chignon centered by a diminutive figure of the Buddha Amitabha. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 108 cm (excl. stand), 116 cm (incl. stand) With an associated stand. (2) The supple carving of bodily volumes lends this polished stone sculpture a levity and grace for which Khmer sculpture is renowned. It was likely created during the rule of King Jayavarman VII (r. c. 1181-1218), who identified himself with the Buddha and, in turn, equated his mother with Prajnaparamita, the mother of all Buddhas. He commissioned freestanding sculptures of the deity—the Goddess of Transcendent Wisdom—in the queen’s likeness, with a diminutive Buddha in her crown. This dual portrait demonstrates how the Khmer Empire adopted the Indian concept of Deva-Raja (God-King) and established its rule with divine order. The figure’s garment consists of a skirt, with a large triangular fold in front, decorated with floral ornaments; it is held in place at the waist by a wide jeweled belt. Jean Boisselier, who refers to this long sampot as a sarong, describes it in these terms: "The sarong is no longer made of pleated material, but is decorated with florets familiar from the bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat. The downturned edge has practically disappeared, the borders are defined by a narrow braid, and the front flap is folded over on itself and extends to a triangular point, remarkably like a shark's fin. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related sandstone figure of Prajnaparamita, also with an incised floral skirt and similar hairdo, dated approx. 1200, 95.9 cm tall, in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, object number B71S7. Compare a closely related sandstone figure of Prajnaparamita, dated late 12th-early 13th century, 130.8 cm high, in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 97.105. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 12 May 2004, lot 179 Price: EUR 83,650 or approx. EUR 139,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of carving, stone, and size (105 cm).

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