A KHMER SANDSTONE TORSO OF UMA, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAPHUON STYLE, 11TH CENTURY

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A KHMER SANDSTONE TORSO OF UMA, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAPHUON STYLE, 11TH CENTURY This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve Finely carved and sensuously modeled, her youthful body with gently swelling breasts, the body narrowing to a slender waist contrasting the wide shoulders. She wears a diaphanous, finely pleated dhoti rising at the back and dipping forward to below the navel and knotted at the front. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 42.8 cm (excl. stand), 52 cm (incl. stand) Mounted on an associated stand. (2) This style of sculpture derives its name from the temple-mountain of the Baphuon, one of the most ambitious constructions undertaken in the Angkor complex by the Khmer monarch Udayadityavarman II in the eleventh century. Compared to the monumental sculptures of the preceding Koh Ker style of the tenth century, Baphuon images were created in a slightly reduced scale. The distinguishing feature of these sculptures is a fluid attenuated line with great care taken towards attaining perfect harmony and balance of form. With their restrained elegance and soft modeling, Baphuon sculptures are imbued with an inner strength and are amongst the most appealing of Khmer works of art. A definitive stylistic innovation of the Baphuon period was in the treatment of the garments on both male and female deities depicted curving from a high back to fall low at the front revealing the navel. The belt was initially plain, but developed into a more ornamental detail and various patterns and suspended pendants were introduced. According to Boisselier, the highly decorative style of Banteay Srei inspired the development of Baphuon period sculpture, see Helen Ibbitson Jessup and Thierry Zephir (eds.), Millennium of Glory, 1997, p. 255. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 23 March 2007, lot 44 Price: USD 504,000 or approx. EUR 710,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving. Note the related size (39.4 cm) and smooth finish. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 March 2010, lot 274 Price: USD 37,500 or approx. EUR 50,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving. Note the smaller size (28 cm).

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