Vajrasattva, anonymous, anonymous (rejected attribution), c. 975 - c. 1025

Identification

Title(s)

Vajrasattva

Object type

Object number

AK-RAK-1970-2

Description

Zilveren beeldje van de boeddha Vajrasattva, zittend op een bronzen voetstuk.

Creation

Artist

anonymous
anonymous (rejected attribution)

Place

Oost-Java
Indonesia

Dating

c. 975 - c. 1025

Material and Technique

Physical features

silver, bronze (base)

Material

Technique

casting

Measurements

height 13.5 cm × width 7.7 cm × depth 6.5 cm

Subject

What

representations ~ gods, demi-gods, heroes, etc. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum and the Vereniging Rembrandt

Acquisition

purchase 1970

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; collection Alexander Loudon (1822-1868); {note RMA.} by descent through the family to Anna Petronella Alida van Marken (1874-1953), widow of Hugo Loudon, Wassenaar; {Bernet Kempers 1985, pp. 6-15.} her sale, Amsterdam (Mak van Waay), 26 June 1953, no. 113 to Cornelis Gerardus Rieff (1900-1982); from whom, fl. 45.000, with support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum and the Vereniging Rembrandt, to the museum, 1970

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Aziatische kunst, cat.nr. 31
Asian art, cat.nr. 31
The sculpture of Indonesia, cat.nr. 65
Divine bronzes : ancient Indonesian bronzes A.D. 600 to 1600 : catalogue of the exhibition organised in collaboration with the Society of Friend of Asiatic Art held in the Department of Asiatic Art, p. 105, cat.nr. 53
Asiatic art in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, p. 175, cat.nr. 188
Oosterse schatten : 4000 jaar Aziatische Kunst [ : 1 1954a], cat.nr. 645
Hindoe-Javaansche bronzen : De collectie Loudon, N.J. Krom, p. 393-394
J. Mooren, K. Stutje en F. van Vree, Sporen. Onderzoek naar herkomstgeschiedenis en betekenisgeving van culturele objecten en collecties verworven in koloniale situaties. Eindrapport Pilotproject Provenance Research on Objects of the Colonial Era. Herkomstonderzoek van objecten uit de koloniale tijd, Amsterdam : NIOD, Rijksmuseum, Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, 2022. https://niod.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1303889123
J. Mooren, K. Stutje en F. van Vree, Jejak. Penelitian sejarah asal usul dan pemaknaan benda-benda dan koleksi budaya yang diperoleh dalam situasi kolonial, Amsterdam : NIOD, Rijksmuseum, Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, 2022. https://niod.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1303893550
J. Mooren, K. Stutje en F. van Vree, Clues. Research into provenance history and significance of cultural objects and collections acquired in colonial situation. Final report. Pilotproject Provenance Research on Objects of the Colonial Era, Amsterdam : NIOD, Rijksmuseum, Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, 2022. https://niod.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1303893587
Caroline Drieënhuizen, Provenance report regarding Vajrasattva, Amsterdam : NIOD, Rijksmuseum, Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, 2022. https://niod.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1302196240
A.J. Bernet Kempers, 'Alexander Loudon en zijn collectie oud-Javaanse metaalkunst', Mededelingenblad Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst 15/5 (1985), pp. 6-15.
W.F. Stutterheim, Cultuurgeschiedenis van Java in beeld, Weltevreden 1926.

Persistent URL

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