Lot 10

Indian Carved Sandstone Figure of Jina

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

17 1/4 x 14 x 8 1/4 in.

Sold Sotheby's, New York, June 2, 1992, Lot 72, as circa 12th Century.

Condition

Minor chips to the tip of his nose, big toe, ushnisha and along the pillow and base. Minor scuffing and staining, uneven surface. Note: A related example of Jina is at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 1992 and currently on view.  According to the plaque: "At the heart of daily Jain religious observance is the veneration of the image of the jina, the conceptual basis of which is the pan-Indian ideal of the yogic ascetic. This ancient practice, celebrated in the Vedas, equates the acquisition of superior knowledge ("spiritual wisdom") with the pursuit of advanced forms of meditation, austerities, and withdrawal from the material comforts of a householder's life. Those who attain such a state are respected and revered. In Jainism twenty-four liberated souls are recognized as having attained this level and are worshiped as the twenty-four tirthankaras ("ford crossers").