Shiva Nataraja

anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1200

Shiva, in his manifestation as Nataraja (King of Dancers), represented in the anandatandava pose and encircled by a halo of fire, is both the creator and destroyer of the world. Beneath his foot is a dwarf, symbolizing ignorance. Richly decorated bronze figures of Hindu gods were carried in procession on feast days. Carrying poles were inserted through the rings on the base.

Artwork typefigure, sculpture, Shiva
Object numberAK-MAK-187
Dimensionsheight 153 cm x width 114.5 cm, width 73.5 cm x depth 44 cm x height 19 cm x weight 40 kg, weight 255 kg
Physical characteristicsbronze

Stories

Dancing Shiva

Supernatural power and knowledge

Identification

Title(s)
Shiva Nataraja
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-187
Description
De vierarmige Shiva met wijd uitwaaierende haardos staat op één been in een geheel gebalanceerde danshouding. Omgeven door een ronde vlammenkrans.

Creation

Creation
anonymous, Tamil Nadu
Dating
c. 1100 - c. 1200
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Material and technique

Physical description
bronze
Dimensions
- height 153 cm x width 114.5 cm
- width 73.5 cm x depth 44 cm x height 19 cm x weight 40 kg
- weight 255 kg

This work is about

Person
Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, 1935)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; from C.T. Loo, Paris, fl. 16,000, with support from the Vereniging Rembrandt, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1935;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

- Jan van Campen, 'Jaarverslag van de conservatoren over 2012', Aziatische Kunst 43 (2013), nr. 2, p. 35.
- Maandblad voor beeldende kunsten (1935), oct., p. 290-306.
- Renée Steenbergen, 'De Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst in het interbellum : Deftige verzamelaars, rijke donateurs en Indische fortuinen', Aziatische Kunst 38 (2008), nr. 3, p. 10, afb. 8.
- Inzoomer object op zaal, 2013 (Nederlands/English).
- Pauline Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'De Dansende Shiva', Aziatische Kunst 26/1 (1996), pp. 13-20.
- H. Goetz, Indien, in: Kunst der Welt, Baden-Baden 1962, p. 185.
- P.C.M. Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'The Human form in Asian sculpture in the exhibition Rijksmuseum aan Zee: Heavenly sculptures from east and west', Sculptuur Studies 2008 (2009), p. 104-109.
- Jaarverslag van de conservatoren over 2014, uit: Aziatische Kunst : mededelingenblad van de Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 45, 2015, 3, pagina 49-53 - p. 49
- Anna Slaczka, 'Devi aan Zee', Aziatische Kunst 38 (2008), nr. 4, p. 149, afb. 6.
- C. Sivaramamurti, South Indian Bronzes, Bombay 1963, pl. 696.
- Karel van Kooij, 'Bold and Beautiful', Aziatische Kunst 19/4 (1999), pp. 2-23.
- Annette Löseke en Anna Grasskamp, 'Framing 'Asia' : results from a visitor study at the Rijksmuseum's Asian Pavilion', Aziatische Kunst 44 (2014) nr. 2, p. 50, fig. 2.
- Robert Uterwijk, 'Als je zou kunnen zien, de boog van zijn wenkbrauw', Aziatische Kunst 37/1 (2007), pp. 23-27.
- M. Derck, Indian art, London 1967, pl. 26.
- J. van; Creange, S.; Slaczka, A.; Davies, G. Bennekom, Unearthing a context for Nataraja : a technical and art-historical investigation of the Rijksmuseum Dancing Shiva, uit: Metal 2016 : Proceedings of the interim meeting of the ICOM-CC Metals Working Group, September 26-30, 2016, Delhi, India, 2016, pagina 22-30
- P.C.M. Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'De menselijke gestalte in de Aziatische beeldhouwkunst op de tentoonstelling Rijksmuseum aan Zee: Hemelse beelden uit Oost en West', Sculptuur Studies 2008 (2009), p. 12-17.
- Jean Varenne, L'art de l'Inde, Paris 1982, pl. 42.
- P. Kaimal, Shiva Nataraja : Shifting Meanings of an Icon, uit: The Art Bulletin, 81, 1999, 3, pagina 390-410

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200106309