Fragment of a doorpost

anoniem, 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 35.0 cm x width 28.0 cm x depth 18.0 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).
Catalogue reference
- Lolita Nehru, Origins of the Gandharan style : a study of contributory influences, New Dehli 1989.
- J.P. Vogel, 'La sculpture de Mathura', Ars Asiatica (1930) XV, fig. 1.
- Nederlandsch Indië Oud en Nieuw, (1923-1924), p. 359, fig. 2, dl. VII.
- R.C. Sharma, 'New Buddhist sculptures from Mathura', Lalitkala (1979) 19, fig. 13.

Creation

Creation
anoniem, Mathura
Dating
200 - 300
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Material and technique

Material
Dimensions
height 35.0 cm x width 28.0 cm x depth 18.0 cm

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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

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

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200106510