INDE – TIBET – CHINE
Jouveau-Dubreuil Collection
Auction Monday, June 9, 2025 at 2pm at Tajan
At the heart of the Asian effervescence of June in Paris, Maison Tajan is delighted to present the remarkable Asian Art collection of Hippolyte and Gabriel Jouveau-Dubreuil. This collection, mainly composed of Chinese and Tibetan works, and artifacts from India, bears witness to the passions, work and discoveries of these two men, who each contributed to the progress and understanding of the science, art and culture of the regions they explored.
Renowned for their gifts to the Musée Guimet, we invite you to discover nearly 200 previously unseen pieces from their travels – textiles, jades, ivories, bronzes, paintings, porcelain, stone sculptures, furniture – including some exceptionally fine 18th-century Tibetan bronzes and admirable 18th- and 19th-century thangka.
View of the family apartment living room
SUBJECT
Gilt bronze inlaid with turquoise and carnelian, depicting Ekadashamukha Avalokiteshvara,
in the form known as “11 heads and 1000 arms,” standing on a double-tier lotus base.
Tibet, 18th century.
Height: 49 cm
€10,000 / €15,000
SUBJECT
Gilded copper alloy inlaid with gemstones, depicting the jina Ratnasambhava,
left hand in dhyanasana (“meditation gesture”),
right hand in varadamudra (“gesture of giving”),
seated on a high double-tier lotus base.
Tibet, 18th century
Height: 16 cm
€3,000 / €5,000
VERTICAL THANGKA
Tempera with gold highlights on cotton canvas, depicting Tsongkhapa (1357–1419) seated on a white elephant, performing dharamacakramudra (gesture of turning the wheel of Dharma),
surrounded by four other forms of himself: Tsongkhapa enthroned majestically supported by atlantes;
Tsongkhapa as Manjushri riding a lion; Tsongkhapa as a mahasiddha riding a tiger;
Tsongkhapa as a wandering pandit. The figure is dominated by a triad formed by Buddha Bhaishajyaguru and his two close disciples Gyaltsap Dharma Rinchen (1364–1432) and Kedrup Geleg Pal Zangpo (1385–1438),
and overlooks the couple Yama Dharmaraja and his consort.
Tibet, probably Khams, late 19th century.
Dimensions (view): 152 x 88 cm (59 13/16 x 34 5/8 in.)
€8,000 / €12,000
VERTICAL THANGKA
Tempera with gold highlights on cotton canvas, depicting Shri Devi in her Magzor Gyalmo form, protector of the Buddhist doctrine,
surrounded by black flames and riding a mule over an ocean of blood. She is dominated in the upper left by a figure of Tsongkhapa, flanked by two monstrous-headed deities called Makaramukha (Makara-headed) and Simhamukha (lion-headed),
and overlooks a group of minor deities including the twelve Earth goddesses (divided into two groups in the lower corners) and the five Tseringma sisters at the center of the lower edge.
Tibet, probably Khams, 19th century.
Dimensions (view): 101 x 74 cm (39 3/4 x 29 1/8 in.)
€7,000 / €9,000
Monday, June 9, 2025
Tajan, 37 rue des Mathurins, 75008 Paris
CONTACTS
Déborah Teboul – Director of Asian and Oriental Arts
+33 1 53 30 30 57 – [email protected]
Ariane de Miramon – Director of Press, Communications, and Marketing
+33 1 53 30 30 68 – [email protected]