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Fine Art Asia 2023
Oct 4
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Oct 8, 2023
Fine Art Asia

This year Carlton Rochell Asian Art and Rossi & Rossi will join forces to present Masterworks from the Himalayas, an exhibition of over 30 sculptures, paintings, and ritual objects from Tibet, Nepal, and India drawn from private collections in Europe and the United States, many of which have not been available to collectors in decades.  Several of the pieces have been included in major museum exhibitions and published in important books and articles on Asian art.  

The allure of Buddhist art from the Himalayas has been steadily growing in Asia, especially within China.  A burgeoning interest in this genre has led to the emergence of new collectors and institutions keen on amassing fine collections of Himalayan art. The intricate connections between Himalayan and Chinese art, as well as the profound significance of Buddhism, continue to captivate art enthusiasts worldwide. This is the third such collaboration between the galleries: in 1999 they staged Sacred Symbols: The Ritual Art of Tibet and in 2009 they presented Masterpieces of Himalayan Art from a European Private Collection.

Works
Pillar
1st-2nd century
Mathura, India Kushan
Red sandstone
173 x 33 x 26 cm
Portrait of Dragpa Sherab (1310–1370)
Ca. 1370
Tibet
Gilt bronze
23 cm (9 in)
Portrait of Godtsangpa Gonpo Dorje (1189 - 1258)
13th century
Tibet
Distemper on cloth
27 x 25.5 cm (10 ½ x 10 in)
Raudrantaka Mahakala
19th century
Tibet
Distemper on cloth
139.7 x 94.3 cm (55 x 37 1/8 in)
King Songtsen Gampo
18th century
Tibet
Distemper on cloth
58.5 x 38 cm
Three Arhats and A Carp
19th century
Tibet
Distemper on cloth
38 x 25.4 cm (15.5 x 10 in)
Chakrasamvara Mandala
Atelier of Zanabazar, mid 17th - early 18th century
Gilt copper alloy with pigment
32 cm (12 ½ in)
Avalokiteshvara Padmapani
Transitional Period, circa 10th century
Nepal
Gilt copper alloy
Height 29.3 cm (11 in)
Mandala of Shakya Simha
Late 14th century
Tibet
Distemper on cloth
84.2 x 74 cm (33 1/8 x 29 1/8 in)
Sitatara
Pala period, 10th/11th century
Eastern India
Gilt copper with silver and turquoise
Height 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in)
Installation