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A MONUMENTAL (305 CM) EMBROIDERED SILK APPLIQUÉ OF GEYNYEN JAGPA MELEN, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
作品估价：EUR 3,000
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拍品名称：
A MONUMENTAL (305 CM) EMBROIDERED SILK APPLIQUÉ OF GEYNYEN JAGPA MELEN, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
拍品描述：
A MONUMENTAL (305 CM) EMBROIDERED SILK APPLIQUÉ OF GEYNYEN JAGPA MELEN, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Finely worked with silk brocade, silk, and gold thread to depict Geynyen Jagpa Melen seated astride a horse engulfed in flames below a large bird in flight, the deity wearing elaborate armor, a billowing sash, and tall helmet terminating in a canopy, holding a spear in his raised right hand which pierces through a prostate figure, above three dancing wrathful deities holding ritual implements, while a bodhisattva emerges from the flames. Mounted on a blue silk damask frame.
Provenance
: The Moke Mokotoff Collection, New York.
John ‘Moke’ Mokotoff
(1950-2022) was a devoted Buddhist practitioner, passionate collector, and esteemed dealer of Asian art. After studying expressive art and photography in school, he moved to New York, where he began to deal in the nascent market for Chinese, Indian, and Himalayan art. In 1980, Moke opened his first gallery, Mokotoff Asian Arts, and actively sold important works to some of the most prominent collections in New York and globally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rubin Museum of Art. Revered for his knowledge of Chinese and Indian textiles, Moke was also a compassionate teacher and lifelong patron of Buddhist monasteries and nunneries.
Condition
: Good condition with some wear, fading, some stains, few losses, loose threads, and tears. Presenting exceptionally well!
Dimensions: Size 305 x 121 cm
Geynyen
Jagpa Melen
(‘Fire Fetching Brigand and Supreme Warlord’), identified by the parasol rising from his helmet, is an ancient Bhutanese warrior god. According to legend he was subjugated to become a protective deity of the Dechenphug temple. He withdrew into a large stone known as the Thimphu and is believed to return and rescue the country when Bhutan is most in need.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related embroidered silk painting of Dorje Drolo, Tibet or Bhutan, dated to the 19
th
century, size 195 x 177 cm, in the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, object number C2004.14.5. Compare a related embroidered silk painting with satin, brocade, and damask, depicting the goddess Kurukulla, Tibet, 19th century, 142 x 119 cm, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2014.720.1.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Zacke, Vienna, 11 April 2024, lot 29
Price:
EUR 28,600
Description: A large and dramatic silk appliqué of Vajrakilaya with consort, Tibet, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related technique and style. Note the different format and size (88 x 88 cm) and that this silk appliqué was also in the Moke Mokotoff Collection.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 November 2022, lot 1035
Estimate: HKD 500,000 or approx.
EUR 61,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A silk appliqué of Tilopa, Tibet, circa 18
th
century
Expert remark: Compare this silk appliqué fragment of the Mahasiddha Tilopa, which similarly once belonged to a monumental thangka. Note the size (132 x 101.2 cm).
Finely worked with silk brocade, silk, and gold thread to depict Geynyen Jagpa Melen seated astride a horse engulfed in flames below a large bird in flight, the deity wearing elaborate armor, a billowing sash, and tall helmet terminating in a canopy, holding a spear in his raised right hand which pierces through a prostate figure, above three dancing wrathful deities holding ritual implements, while a bodhisattva emerges from the flames. Mounted on a blue silk damask frame.
Provenance
: The Moke Mokotoff Collection, New York.
John ‘Moke’ Mokotoff
(1950-2022) was a devoted Buddhist practitioner, passionate collector, and esteemed dealer of Asian art. After studying expressive art and photography in school, he moved to New York, where he began to deal in the nascent market for Chinese, Indian, and Himalayan art. In 1980, Moke opened his first gallery, Mokotoff Asian Arts, and actively sold important works to some of the most prominent collections in New York and globally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rubin Museum of Art. Revered for his knowledge of Chinese and Indian textiles, Moke was also a compassionate teacher and lifelong patron of Buddhist monasteries and nunneries.
Condition
: Good condition with some wear, fading, some stains, few losses, loose threads, and tears. Presenting exceptionally well!
Dimensions: Size 305 x 121 cm
Geynyen
Jagpa Melen
(‘Fire Fetching Brigand and Supreme Warlord’), identified by the parasol rising from his helmet, is an ancient Bhutanese warrior god. According to legend he was subjugated to become a protective deity of the Dechenphug temple. He withdrew into a large stone known as the Thimphu and is believed to return and rescue the country when Bhutan is most in need.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related embroidered silk painting of Dorje Drolo, Tibet or Bhutan, dated to the 19
th
century, size 195 x 177 cm, in the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, object number C2004.14.5. Compare a related embroidered silk painting with satin, brocade, and damask, depicting the goddess Kurukulla, Tibet, 19th century, 142 x 119 cm, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2014.720.1.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Zacke, Vienna, 11 April 2024, lot 29
Price:
EUR 28,600
Description: A large and dramatic silk appliqué of Vajrakilaya with consort, Tibet, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related technique and style. Note the different format and size (88 x 88 cm) and that this silk appliqué was also in the Moke Mokotoff Collection.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 November 2022, lot 1035
Estimate: HKD 500,000 or approx.
EUR 61,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A silk appliqué of Tilopa, Tibet, circa 18
th
century
Expert remark: Compare this silk appliqué fragment of the Mahasiddha Tilopa, which similarly once belonged to a monumental thangka. Note the size (132 x 101.2 cm).