17th Oct, 2024 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
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A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF A CROWNED BUDDHA, BAYON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Khmer Empire, 12th-13th century. Finely cast standing in samapada with both hands raised in abhaya mudra revealing raised chakras on the palms, dressed in a sheer robe that hangs gracefully from his forearms, with a beaded pleat and tapering hems, adorned with bejeweled and floral-decorated belt and necklace. The serene face with almond-shaped eyes and full bow-shaped lips, flanked by elongated earlobes with large pendeloque earrings, the hair arranged in neat petal-like rows pulled up into a high conical chignon and secured with an ornate crown.
Provenance: From an old private collection in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Few nicks, minuscule losses, light scratches. Ancient varnish with some flaking. One fingertip on the right hand with an old repair. The bronze with a fine, smooth, naturally grown, almost black patina with scattered malachite and cuprite encrustations, particularly the latter is pleasingly visible on the face.
Weight: 4,661 g (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 39.4 cm (excl. base) and 46.2 cm (incl. base)
Mounted to an associated European wood base from the late 19th to early 20th century. (2)
The image of the Buddha in royal attire, with both hands raised, appeared in late Khmer art around the mid-12th century. This unusual iconographic convention derived from Mon representations of the Buddha of the Dvaravati period (7th-10th centuries). The richly ornamental figure type finds its immediate precursor in the lintel reliefs of Pimai, a 12th-century provincial Khmer center in eastern Thailand. Crowned Buddhas of this type are associated with both Angkor (Bayon style) and the Buddhist art of Lopburi. The large size of the present lot makes this bronze extremely rare.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Khmer bronze figure of a standing Buddha, 39.4 cm high, dated 12th century, Angkor period, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 42.25.25.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 31 October 2000, lot 164
Price: NLG 46,808 or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare Khmer, Bayon style, bronze figure of Vishvakarman, 13th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, black patina and manner of casting. Note the smaller size (23 cm).
Khmer Empire, 12th-13th century. Finely cast standing in samapada with both hands raised in abhaya mudra revealing raised chakras on the palms, dressed in a sheer robe that hangs gracefully from his forearms, with a beaded pleat and tapering hems, adorned with bejeweled and floral-decorated belt and necklace. The serene face with almond-shaped eyes and full bow-shaped lips, flanked by elongated earlobes with large pendeloque earrings, the hair arranged in neat petal-like rows pulled up into a high conical chignon and secured with an ornate crown.
Provenance: From an old private collection in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Few nicks, minuscule losses, light scratches. Ancient varnish with some flaking. One fingertip on the right hand with an old repair. The bronze with a fine, smooth, naturally grown, almost black patina with scattered malachite and cuprite encrustations, particularly the latter is pleasingly visible on the face.
Weight: 4,661 g (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 39.4 cm (excl. base) and 46.2 cm (incl. base)
Mounted to an associated European wood base from the late 19th to early 20th century. (2)
The image of the Buddha in royal attire, with both hands raised, appeared in late Khmer art around the mid-12th century. This unusual iconographic convention derived from Mon representations of the Buddha of the Dvaravati period (7th-10th centuries). The richly ornamental figure type finds its immediate precursor in the lintel reliefs of Pimai, a 12th-century provincial Khmer center in eastern Thailand. Crowned Buddhas of this type are associated with both Angkor (Bayon style) and the Buddhist art of Lopburi. The large size of the present lot makes this bronze extremely rare.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Khmer bronze figure of a standing Buddha, 39.4 cm high, dated 12th century, Angkor period, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 42.25.25.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 31 October 2000, lot 164
Price: NLG 46,808 or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare Khmer, Bayon style, bronze figure of Vishvakarman, 13th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, black patina and manner of casting. Note the smaller size (23 cm).
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