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A GILT-BRONZE REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, INNER MONGOLIA, DOLONNOR MONASTERY, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 321 - FAS1025
Finely worked, seated in dhyanasana atop a double-lotus pedestal with a beaded rim, his right hand lowered in bhumisparsa mudra, the left held above his lap. Wearing a voluminous uttarasanga with hems incised with fine scrollwork, the long robes open at the chest and tied at the midriff. His face has a benevolent expression with downcast eyes and bow-shaped mouth flanked by long pendulous earlobes, his hair arranged in tight curls over the domed ushnisha topped by a jewel.
Provenance: A private collection in New York, 1980s, by repute. Christie’s New York, 28 September 2021, lot 66 (sold for USD 6,875 or approx. EUR 6,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A copy of the invoice from Christie’s, dated 28 September 2021, confirming the dating and purchase price stated above, accompanies this lot.
Published: Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24698.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and manufacturing irregularities. Small nicks, few scratches, minor dings, rubbing and losses to gilding particularly at the chest and right arm. The base unsealed.
Weight: 497.4 g
Dimensions: Height 18.3 cm
Dolon Nor, also known as Dolonnor or Dolonnur, is a town in Duolun County in the Inner Mongolia region of China. It is of historical importance because the remnants of Shangdu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan and the following Mongol emperors of the Yuan dynasty (13th and 14th century), are located 28 kilometers northwest of the modern town. Beginning in the mid-17th century, the Manchu emperors of the Qing dynasty developed the city as a religious center. Dolonnor bronzes were made to populate a rapid expansion of Buddhist temples throughout the Qing Empire's borderlands in Central Asia.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 20 June 2023, lot 650
Price: EUR 7,560 or approx. EUR 7,800 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, and gilding showing similar wear. Note the related size (17 cm).
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