A CARVED WOOD STELE DEPICTING SHIVA SLAYING ANDHAKA, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD Southern India, 16^th-17^th century. Boldly and deeply carved with Shiva in a fierce manifestation with many arms, brandishing weapons and attributes including a bow and a vajra, richly adorned with beaded jewelry. He is standing on a prostate Andhaka, stabbing the demon with his trident, Andhaka’s head resting on a seated demon behind him holding a curved sword.

Provenance: Anthony M. Lee, Toronto. A British private collection, acquired from the above. Over the past 40 years Anthony M. Lee has been an art consultant, gallery owner, and collector. He developed Asian art departments for several auction houses and has worked with almost every major museum collection of Asian art in North America. He is the author of two books on Zen Buddhism and one on the Japanese tea ceremony.
Condition: Overall displaying very well, condition commensurate with age. Wear, losses, age cracks, chips, scratches, signs of weathering and erosion. The reverse with a screw and metal wire for wall attachment. Fine, naturally grown patina.

Weight: 1,944 g
Dimensions: Height 50 cm

Shiva’s face shows a fierce expression with large bulging eyes, flanked by long pendulous earlobes with earrings in the form of heads of a kala and an elephant, respectively. His large crown is carved with a central kala head as well as numerous nagas.

Andhaka was the blind son of Shiva and Parvati. He was created from the sweat of Parvati’s hands and Shiva’s subsequent anger when Parvati playfully covered his eyes, thus plunging the world into darkness. Andhaka was given to the King of the Demons and later became king himself. Not knowing of his heritage, he set out with his army to win Parvati as his queen. Shiva defeated Andhaka by spearing him with his trident. See S. Kramrisch, Manifestations of Shiva, 1981, page 50.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related carved wood relief depicting a demon, 87 cm high, dated ca. 17^th century, at Sotheby’s New York in Asian Art on 19 March 2016, lot 1317, sold for USD 27,500. For another depiction of Shiva slaying Andhaka, see Christie’s, 19 September 2002, lot 46, sold for USD 23,900.

毗奢耶那伽羅朝木雕濕婆殺阿陀伽
印度南部，十六至十七世紀。大膽而深刻地雕刻了濕婆手持武器，包括弓和金剛杵，豐富的珠飾。他站在阿陀伽上，用他的三叉戟刺向惡魔，阿陀伽的頭靠在他身後的一個坐著的惡魔上，手裡拿著一把彎曲的劍。

來源：多倫多Anthony M. Lee收藏；英國私人收藏，購於上述收藏。在過去的 40 年裡，Anthony M. Lee 一直是一名藝術顧問、畫廊老闆和收藏家。他為多家拍賣行開發了亞洲藝術部門，並與北美幾乎所有主要的亞洲藝術博物館合作。他著有兩本關於禪宗和一本關於日本茶道的書。
品相：整體狀況極好，狀態與年齡相稱。 磨損、缺損、老化裂縫、碎屑、劃痕、風化和侵蝕跡象。背面帶有螺釘和金屬線，用於牆壁連接。自然生長的包漿十分細膩。

重量：1,944 克
尺寸：高50 厘米

拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的十七世紀惡魔木雕，高87厘米，見紐約蘇富比Asian Art 2016年3月19日 lot 1317, 售價USD 27,500 ；另一件濕婆阿迦陀，見佳士得2002年9月19日 lot 46, 售價USD 23,900。