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Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th  ...
Asian art. Elaborately decorated museum quality gilded brass Newari oil lamp known as a Sukunda, hand crafted by an exceptionally gifted artisan in the late Malla period in Nepal, i.e. the 18th century / 1700’s. (The Malla Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal from 1201 to 1779). The Newars are the time-honoured historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley who partake fervently in their age old traditions, and a Sukunda is a traditional Newari oil lamp used in many Newari religious events, especially marriages, even to this day. It is a hollow thick walled vase-like gilded bronze vessel, this one elaborately constructed with various sacred Hindu images adorning it; at the front of the vessel, directly behind the protruding ‘front-plate’, stands an image of Lord Ganesh, the elephant headed son of Lord Shiva and the bestower of good fortune. The handle is meant to personify the body of a naga (or serpent, this one with seven heads) which provides shade to the crowned facial image of Lord Vishnu. The Sumicha, as the accompanying ladle is known, is a peacock headed long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl used to transfer oil stored in the larger vessel into the shallow protruding front-plate to use as fuel to keep a lighted wick that had been placed there burning (see example above). It is integral but separate part without which a Sukunda is not considered to be complete. The Overall height is 31cm – 12 3/8" while the overall / maximum width 11 3/4" 30cm. The diameter of vase / vessel itself is 14cm - 5 1/2" while the overall length of ladle / spoon is 26cm - 10 ¼", with a combined weight of just over 3kg (approximately 6.75lbs). This Sukunda has been gilded (with gold) which denotes it came from a family of wealth and status and has been in the one collectors hands for the past fifty odd years (I.e circa 1970) and this is the first time it has been on the market since then. Hence an opportunity for the astute collector to acquire a genuine antique and complete museum grade Sukunda with a beautiful patina and of exceptional quality and condition. (Other items of various types of Asian art we have for sale can be seen here https://warpandweft.club/artefacts/)
price:  Price upon request