Architectural Strut with the Dikpala, Vayu, Standing on a Deer

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Architectural Strut with the Dikpala, Vayu, Standing on a Deer

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Date
17th century
Medium
Wood with traces of red pigment
Culture
Nepal
Department
Arts of Asia
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
104984

This wooden architectural strut would have been used to support one of the multi-tiered roofs of a shrine in the Kathmandu Valley. The figure on this strut is the wind-god Vayu, who can be identified by his attributes: a staff with a billowing banner and his animal vehicle, the deer. Vayu is one of the guardians of the directions (Astadikpalas), found in both Hinduism and Buddhism. The base of the strut is inscribed with the name of the donor, Binay.

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Credit line
James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection
Provenance
Ludovic Dapsens Auctions, Reims, France; sold through Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard, Paris, on behalf of James W. Alsdorf (1913–1990) and Marilynn B. Alsdorf (1925–2019), Winnetka and Chicago, IL, Feb. 27, 1977 [invoice from Ludovic Dapsens, Feb. 27, 1977 and correspondences from Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard; copies in curatorial object file]; [on long-term loan at the Art Institute of Chicago, Feb. 8, 1983] given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1985.

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