A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy Jain altar. 15th/16th century - image-1
A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy Jain altar. 15th/16th century - image-2
A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy Jain altar. 15th/16th century - image-1A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy Jain altar. 15th/16th century - image-2

Lot 9 Dα

A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy Jain altar. 15th/16th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 600 € - 700 €
Result: 1.260 € (incl. premium)

A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy Jain altar. 15th/16th century

The tirthankara stands on a lotus base under a three-layered canopy, on the rectangular base the identificational mark (chihna). On either side of him are seated yaksha and yakshi as well as tirthankara under a five-headed naga hood, above them a total of 21 tirthankara in a gloriole with kirtthimukha at the top.
Height 14 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northwestern Germany, thence by family descent