Fragment of a doorpost

anonymous, 200 - 300

This stone is carved with two scenes from the life of the Buddha, when he was still a prince. On the front, he is sending his carriage driver and horse back to the family palace from which he has just fled. He later meets a grass-cutter who gives him a bundle of freshly cut grass - an episode depicted on the side. The Buddha would later attain enlightenment seated on this bundle.

  • Artwork typesculpture, fragment, doorjamb, relief (sculpture)
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1186
  • Dimensionsheight 35 cm x width 28 cm x depth 18 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Fragment of a doorpost

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1186

  • Description

    Episoden uit het leven van Boeddha; hoort bij AK-MAK-1187. Uitgevoerd in zandsteen (rood met gele vlekken).

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Mathura

  • Dating

    200 - 300

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 35 cm x width 28 cm x depth 18 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase heirs Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Léonce Rosenberg, Paris; auction Amsterdam (A. Mak), 13 January 1920, no. 56, to Wijnand Otto jan Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950); {Note RMA.} his heirs; from whom bought by the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • J.P. Vogel, 'La sculpture de Mathura', Ars Asiatica (1930) XV, fig. 1.
    • Lolita Nehru, Origins of the Gandharan style : a study of contributory influences, New Dehli 1989.
    • R.C. Sharma, 'New Buddhist sculptures from Mathura', Lalitkala (1979) 19, fig. 13.
    • Nederlandsch Indië Oud en Nieuw, (1923-1924), p. 359, fig. 2, dl. VII.

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  • Fragment of a doorpost
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