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A Superb Old Japanese Jizaikagi Hearth Hook 19th Century Japan

This beautiful Japanese Hearth Hook called Jizaikagi is dating from the 19th Century.

This very fine old Jizaikagi in the form of the hat worn by the Shinto God Daikoku. Carved from heavy dark hardwood.

An irori (囲炉裏, 居炉裏) is a traditional Japanese sunken hearth fired with charcoal. Used for heating the home and for cooking food, it is essentially a square, stone-lined pit in the floor, equipped with an adjustable pothook – called a Jizaikagi (自在鉤) and generally consisting of an iron rod within a bamboo tube – used for raising or lowering a suspended pot or kettle by means of an attached lever.

The Jizaikagi come in different forms like this example designed in the style of the hat worn by the Shinto God Daikoku the God of Agriculture which was believed to bring prosperity thereby the Jizai being given the nickname of Daikoku Jizai.

Historically irori served as the main source of residential heating and lighting, providing a place to cook, dry clothing, and serve as a communal gathering location.

It is not known when the Jizaikagi was invented but it was already in use in the Muromachi period 1336 to 1573.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of Asian & Oceanic Art

 

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A Superb Old Burmese Glazed Ceramic Architectural Tile Depicting Buddhas 18th C

A Superb Old Burmese Glazed Ceramic Architectural Tile Depicting Buddhas 18th Century

This Fine old Buddhist Ceramic Architectural Wall Tile is from Burma and dates from the 18th Century. The tile is of the type made for the Mingun pagoda, left unfinished at the death of King Bodawpaya (1819). Above the temple’s plinth are stepped terraces where the glazed green, brown, and yellow tiles would have been inserted.

This beautiful glazed architectural tile depicting either two Buddhas sitting in a temple niche. The edge of the tile has round floral designs and below the figures, there is writing in Burmese characters.

Made from brown earthenware, is coated with a thick reddish-brown glaze.

A few similar tiles are known outside Burma, including one in the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London & The British Museum

Provenance The Todd Barlin Collection of Asian Art

A Fine Old Nepalese Carved Wood Figure of the Goddess Cunda Devi 18th Century

A Fine Old Nepalese Carved Wood Figure of the Goddess Cunda Devi 18th Century

This finely carved figure of the four-armed Nepalese Goddess is possibly a form of Cunda Devi who is a form of Vairocana. Dating from the 18th Century.  She is here in her wrathful form dancing on a corpse representing selfish ignorance and she holds a strangely non-Buddhist array of items. In her top hands, she holds an elephant goad and a circlet (a symbol of Vishnu) and her lower hands hold a lotus and an unidentifiable item. She has a necklace of skulls and is surrounded by cosmic flames showing that she exists beyond the end of time, symbolized here by the flames. It is obviously part of a larger architectural carving.

On the back, there is an old label that reads ” The University of Texas Exhibition Program”

The Todd Barlin Collection of Asian Buddhist Art

 

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A Fine Old Clay Temple Tile depicting the Deity Ganesh West Bengal India 13th-16th Century

A Fine Early Clay Votive Temple Tile depicting the Deity Ganesh West Bengal India 13th-16th Century

This beautiful old clay votive architectural tile was from Rajshahi District Bengal Province in India, it was purchased in the 1960s in Bangladesh. Depicting the deity Ganesh in Paharpur Style.

Ganesh is shown seated, his more usual position, he holds the elephant goad and the chowrie fan in his 2 raised hands one lower hand offers a blessing and the other an unidentifiable item, possibly a radish to which he is very partial

In India’s, West Bengal they made a specialty of terracotta temples, with sculpted decoration from the same material as the main brick construction.

Terracotta tiles have a long history in many parts of the world. Many ancient and traditional architectural styles included more elaborate sculptural elements than plain roof tiles, such as Chinese Imperial roof decoration and the antefix of Western classical architecture.

The soft colour on this artwork adds a lot to its presence.  It’s in good condition except for a couple of very small chips as clearly seen in the photo just under the left knee and it does not disturb the balance of the artwork.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of Asian Art

 

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A Fine Early Clay Votive Temple Tile depicting the Deity Manasa West Bengal India 13th-16th C

A Fine Early Clay Votive Temple Tile depicting the Deity Manasa West Bengal India 13th-16th C

This beautiful old clay votive architectural tile was from West Bengal Province in India, it was purchased in the 1960s in Bangladesh. Depicting the deity Manasa, Goddess of Snakes. Dating from the 13th-16th Century.  Manasa protects from snakebites and all other poisons as well as brings about success in all worldly affairs.  She is one of the most popular deities in Bengal. She is shown with a canopy of seven cobras protecting her and making the gesture of fearlessness.

In India’s, West Bengal they made a specialty of terracotta temples, with sculpted decoration from the same material as the main brick construction.

Terracotta tiles have a long history in many parts of the world. Many ancient and traditional architectural styles included more elaborate sculptural elements than plain roof tiles, such as Chinese Imperial roof decoration and the antefix of Western classical architecture.

The soft colour on this artwork adds a lot to its presence.  It’s in good condition except for a couple of very small chips as clearly seen in the photo just under the left knee and it does not disturb the balance of the artwork.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of Asi

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A Fine Early Clay Votive Temple Tile Bengal Province India 6th-10th Century

A Fine Early Clay Votive Temple Tile Bengal Province India 6th-10th Century

This beautiful old clay votive architectural tile was from Bengal Province in India, it was purchased in the 1960s in Bangladesh. Depicting a vibrant dancing figure wearing a headdress and holding an object in each hand.  The dance pose is quite typical of those in Bharata Nrtyam, India’s classical dance.

In India West Bengal made a specialty of terracotta temples, with sculpted decoration from the same material as the main brick construction.

Terracotta tiles have a long history in many parts of the world. Many ancient and traditional architectural styles included more elaborate sculptural elements than plain roof tiles, such as Chinese Imperial roof decoration and the antefix of Western classical architecture.

The soft colour of this artwork adds a lot to its presence.  It’s in good condition except for a small chip on the right side of the headdress the figure is wearing as clearly seen in the photo.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of Asian Art

 

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A Superb Old Fijian Chief’s Headrest / Neckrest 19th Century Polynesia

A Superb Old Fijian Chief’s Headrest / Neckrest 19th Century Polynesia

This a very rare type of Fijian Headrest or Neckrest is from the 19th Century.  The Headrest two large round feet & open work bar between them, the feet are not flat at all being that the headrests were used on bamboo floors covered with traditional mats that also were not flat. Made from a hard heavy reddish coloured wood probably vesi.

The headrest is imbued with an especially significant spirituality because of its association with the mystical aura of sleep. Sleep was recognized as the most intimate relationship with the spirit realm, therefore the decoration on headrests was especially intertwined with their spiritual beliefs. Furthermore, the human head is associated with concepts of power, therefore anything that was created to support this power was subsequently revered.

I was only able to find a couple of similar Neckrests, one in the Fijian National Museum catalogue ” Yalo i Viti ” 1986 on page 41 (see photo above) the bottom Neckrest also has two large round feet connected by a flat bar between the feet. The Description reads ”  Kali Headrest Height 13.4 x 46cm length. FM # 90.108 Presented by John Goepel; Headrest of Ritova, Tui Macuata one of the Chiefs who signed the Deed of Cession whereby Viti became a British Colony of 10 October 1874.  There is one other photo above that shows another style of Headrest with two large round feet.

In Fiji, headrests were reserved for chiefs and their head was regarded as sacred and should not be allowed to touch the ground.  The Headrests also helped to protect their elaborate hairstyles while sleeping and also, they kept the head cool at night

The abstract form, balance, and grace of this carved headrest show the sophisticated craftsmanship in Fijian art.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of New Guinea & Polynesian Oceanic Art

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A Superb Mongolian Buddhist Thangka Painting Depicting Yamataka 18th Century

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A Superb Mongolian Buddhist Thangka Painting Depicting Yamataka 18th Century

This Superb Mongolian Thangka Painting of Yamantaka with his consort. This magnificent scroll painting is of the very highest level of workmanship and would have been intended as an offering to a monastery or for use in a wealthy patron’s home. The name Yamantaka means ‘He Who Puts an End to Death’ and his alternative name, Vajrabhairava, means ‘Indestructible Wrathful One’. Both names give the viewer the impression that they are in the presence of a most powerful deity whose ability to conquer death and its terrors make it a liberating deity, one not to be feared but to be actively used in the process toward Enlightenment.

Yamantaka is the special deity of the Gelugpa tradition, which became the most powerful and influential in Mongolia. His hands clasp a variety of symbolic ritual instruments, including a Dharma wheel, swords, arrows, lances, and corpses of malignant deities. His consort, Vajravetali can be seen offering him a skull cup of wisdom, with her right hand held high in a threatening gesture. Below the pair are (from the viewer’s left): a protector deity riding on a bear, a small white six-armed form of Mahakala, a small Palden Lhamo, and another protector deity riding a horse.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhist Art & Asian Art

Exhibited and Published:  The Art of Compassion: Buddhist Art from The Todd Barlin Collection. Sydney Australia 2018. Catalogue written By David Templeman, Pages 21-22

 

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A Superb Mongolian Cloth Applique Thangka Depicting Dancing Citipati

A Superb Mongolian Cloth Applique Thangka Depicting Dancing Citipati

This finely sewn Mongolian Buddhist Cloth Applique Thangka depicts dancing Citipati Deities.  The skeleton figures, representing worldly spirits, in Tibetan Cham dances are often seen as jesters or servants for other minor worldly gods such as Yama. These Cham dancing skeletons, like the other characters found in dance such as the deer and yak-headed servants of Yama, are generally only found in narrative vignettes if found at all in Tibetan paintings. The most common dance represented in painting is generally known descriptively as the Black Hat Dance and specifically understood to be the Vajrakilaya Cham dance. There will, of course, be images or random skeletons found in wrathful deity paintings or in the many depictions of the charnel grounds where the relevant Sanskrit and Tibetan texts explicitly state that skeletons are found in cemeteries”  Jeff Watt 4-2004  Himalayan Resources

Thangka appliqué is a technique of creating thangkas using not paint, but cloth and precious silk. Just like thangka paintings, thangka applique is a sacred art, and appliqués follow the iconography for Buddhist deities as laid down in Buddhist scripture. The art of appliqué first began among the Huns of Central Asia to embroider saddle blankets. Gradually, it spread east across the Silk Road and was adopted by Tibetans and Mongolians as religious art.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of Buddhist Art and Asian Arts

Exhibited:  The Art of Compassion: Buddhist Art from the Todd Barlin Collection 2018

See my new EXHIBITIONS GALLERY  showing the Museums and Art Galleries Exhibitions that I provided artworks for over the past 40 years. There is the link to the article about my artworks published in the prestigious Louvre Magazine in 1996

I have artwork for Museums and art Galleries but also for collectors at every stage of their collecting. I want to encourage people to explore the fine art of New Guinea & West Papua and the Pacific Islands and to be able to see and touch the artworks in a relaxed and friendly manner in my Sydney Gallery. I would like to invite you to visit my gallery and see the artworks in person and also look at my website www.oceanicartsaustralia.com where there are many Galleries & Sub Galleries to explore.

My Gallery of nearly 40 years is the last physical gallery in Sydney that specializes in New Guinea and Oceanic Art.  Sydney is very close to New Guinea & the Pacific Islands where all of these amazing artworks came from, Australia’s closest neighbors.

 

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A Superb Large and Rare Tibetan Bronze Phurba 12th-13th Century

A Superb Large and Rare Tibetan Bronze Phurba 12th-13th Century

This finely cast heavy bronze Phurba harnesses the three-sided deity Phurba Drugse Chempa with stacks of wrathful heads above an openwork endless knot grip and a tripartite blade. The whole Phurba is bound with old red cotton strings with suspended copper skulls talismans.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of Buddhist Art

See my new EXHIBITIONS GALLERY  showing the Museums and Art Galleries Exhibitions that I provided artworks for over the past 40 years. There is the link to the article about my artworks published in the prestigious Louvre Magazine in 1996

I have artwork for Museums and art Galleries but also for collectors at every stage of their collecting. I want to encourage people to explore the fine art of New Guinea & West Papua and the Pacific Islands and to be able to see and touch the artworks in a relaxed and friendly manner in my Sydney Gallery. I would like to invite you to visit my gallery and see the artworks in person and also look at my website www.oceanicartsaustralia.com where there are many Galleries & Sub Galleries to explore.

My Gallery of nearly 40 years is the last physical gallery in Sydney that specializes in New Guinea and Oceanic Art.  Sydney is very close to New Guinea & the Pacific Islands where all of these amazing artworks came from, Australia’s closest neighbors.

 

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