A STONE STELE OF KRISHNA VENUGOPALA, 17TH CENTURY Nepal. Finely carved in relief with openwork. Vishnu in the form of a flute-playing cowherd standing in a characteristic pose in the center, flanked by two gopis or shepherdesses, enclosed within a halo of elaborate foliate motif. The base carved with Garuda in the center against a ground of lotus lappets. Provenance: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Germany, 1 June 1988, lot 653. Dr. Hans Heumann (1919-2013), acquired from the above and thence by descent within the same family to the present owner. A copy of the original stamped and signed invoice, dated 1 June 1988 and stating a purchase price of DM 1,845.75, accompanies this lot. Condition: Good condition with old wear, small nicks, losses, remnants of polychrome pigments, some signs of weathering and erosion. Weight: 3,066 g (excl. base) Dimensions: Height 29.5 cm (excluding the base and including the peg at the bottom) With an old fitted wood base of European origin. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare a related bronze depicting Krishna Venugopala, of closely related size and also dated to the 17th century, but from South India, at Sotheby's New York in Asian Art on 19 March 2016, lot 1316, sold for USD 10,625. Compare also a Nepalese bronze figure of Krishna Venugopala dated to the 16th century at Christie's New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 13 September 2016, lot 210, sold for USD 21,250. 十七世紀黑天神石碑 尼泊爾。精細浮雕並局部鏤空。黑天神以吹笛子的牧人形象出現，以其特有的姿勢站在中央，兩側是兩個姑娘。黑天神身後有精心雕刻的葉狀光背。蓮底座中央雕刻著迦樓羅。 來源：德國科隆Kunsthaus Lempertz拍賣行, 1988年6月1日 lot 653. Dr. Hans Heumann (1919-2013), 購於上述拍賣行并保存在同一家族至今。隨附一份蓋章、簽字並可見日期的原始賬單副本，可見價格1,845.75馬克。 品相： 品相良好，舊磨損、小划痕、損失、顏料殘餘物、風化和侵蝕的一些跡象。 重量：3,066 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：高29.5 厘米 (不含底座，含底座上的釘) 歐洲木底座。 (2) 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的青銅黑天神，相近尺寸且也來自十七世紀的印度南部，見紐約蘇富比 Asian Art，2016年3月19日，lot 1316，售價USD 10,625。一件尼泊爾銅黑天神，十六世紀，見紐約佳士得Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art，2016年9月 13日，lot 210，售價USD 21,250。