Indian & Southeast Asian Art

16 September 2008

  • A large gray schist figure of a standing Buddha
  • A highly important figure of Shiva Nataraja
  • Nainsukh of Guler - Raja Balwant Dev Singh on a Lion Shikaar
  • Nidha Mal - A folio from the Polier Album: Portrait of Kalyan Singh, son of Shitab Rai
  • A gilt bronze figure of Vajadahra
  • A Sandstone figure of Vishnu
A highly important figure of Shiva Nataraja
Christie’s New York sale of Indian & Southeast Asian art features paintings, textiles and sculpture from an expansive geographical range that extends from Afghanistan to Indonesia and from the Himalayas to Sri Lanka. Many of these objects emerge from Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain contexts, as well as traditions and cultures dating from the Indus Valley period (circa 3300 B.C.) to the mid-1900s.
Sale 2024, Lot 406
From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim
A highly important figure of Shiva Nataraja
South India, Tamilnadu, Chola Period, circa 975
29 in. (73.7 cm.) high
Estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000

Hugo Weihe, International Director, Asian Art, International Specialist Head, Indian & Southeast Asian Art, New York