9th Mar, 2023 13:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A PAIR OF GILT STUCCO TEMPLE FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS, YUAN - MING DYNASTIES
元至明代一對寺廟描金菩薩灰泥立像
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1279-1644. Each modeled on iron armatures, standing with head slightly bowed and dressed in loose-fitting robes open at the chest, the plump face with downcast eyes, broad nose and delicate smiling mouth, the hair neatly dressed in a topknot and encircled by a diadem, one of which is decorated with a rosette.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 9 November 2005, lot 518 (part-lot, together with another pair of similar figures), sold for GBP 6,240 or approx. EUR 11,000 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A European private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, expected minor age cracks, rubbing to gilt and pigments, tiny losses, minuscule nicks, light scratches.
Weight: 2,207 g and 2,366 g (excl. stands)
Dimensions: Height 35 cm and 34.2 cm (excl. stands)
Each with a modern stand. (4)
The Xiaoxitian (Little Western Paradise) Temple, as well as various other temples in Shanxi Province, is profusely decorated with wood and stucco sculptures which have been particularly well preserved, partly due to beneficial climate conditions in the area. The temples range in date from the Liao period through to the late Qing dynasty, and due to the fragile nature of the material were subject to renovation from time to time.
Literature comparison:
For similar figures in Xiaoxitian Temple, Xi County, see Buddhist Sculpture of Shanxi Province, Beijing, 1991, pl. 31. See also the Ming dynasty stucco figures of bodhisattvas in the Shuanglin Temple, illustrated ibid., pl. 172.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 March 2012, lot 1766
Price: USD 37,500 or approx. EUR 45,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of painted stucco figures of bodhisattvas, Yuan dynasty
Expert remark: Note the significantly larger size (54.6 and 55.9 cm)
元至明代一對寺廟描金菩薩灰泥立像
中國，1279-1644年。菩薩身姿挺拔，微微低頭，身著寬大開襟長袍，面容豐滿，雙目低垂，面露微笑，髮髻整齊盤起，頭戴冠冕，其中一個飾有珠寶。
來源：倫敦蘇富，2005年11月9日，lot 518 (為拍品中的一部分，另還有一對相似造像)，售價 GBP 6,240 或相當於 EUR 11,000 (根據通貨膨脹率)；歐洲私人收藏，購於上述拍賣。
品相：品相良好，有輕微磨損與老化裂紋、描金和顏料摩擦、微小缺損與劃痕。
重量：分別為2,207 克與 2,366 克(不含底座)
尺寸：分別高35 厘米與34.2 厘米 (不含底座)
現代底座。 (4)
小西天寺和山西省的其他寺廟一樣，有很多木雕和灰泥造像。這些造像雕塑保存得非常好，部分原因是該地區有利的氣候條件。寺廟從遼代簡稱到晚清，由於材料的脆弱性，曾經進行翻新。
文獻比較：
一件相似山西省臨汾市隰縣小西天廟的寺廟像，見《Buddhist Sculpture of Shanxi Province》，北京，1991年，圖31。見一件雙林寺的明代寺廟菩薩灰泥立像，見上述書，圖172。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2012年3月23日，lot 1766
價格：USD 37,500（相當於今日EUR 45,000）
描述：元灰泥彩繪菩薩像一對
專家評論：請注意尺寸明顯較大(54.6 and 55.9 厘米)。
China, 1279-1644. Each modeled on iron armatures, standing with head slightly bowed and dressed in loose-fitting robes open at the chest, the plump face with downcast eyes, broad nose and delicate smiling mouth, the hair neatly dressed in a topknot and encircled by a diadem, one of which is decorated with a rosette.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 9 November 2005, lot 518 (part-lot, together with another pair of similar figures), sold for GBP 6,240 or approx. EUR 11,000 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A European private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, expected minor age cracks, rubbing to gilt and pigments, tiny losses, minuscule nicks, light scratches.
Weight: 2,207 g and 2,366 g (excl. stands)
Dimensions: Height 35 cm and 34.2 cm (excl. stands)
Each with a modern stand. (4)
The Xiaoxitian (Little Western Paradise) Temple, as well as various other temples in Shanxi Province, is profusely decorated with wood and stucco sculptures which have been particularly well preserved, partly due to beneficial climate conditions in the area. The temples range in date from the Liao period through to the late Qing dynasty, and due to the fragile nature of the material were subject to renovation from time to time.
Literature comparison:
For similar figures in Xiaoxitian Temple, Xi County, see Buddhist Sculpture of Shanxi Province, Beijing, 1991, pl. 31. See also the Ming dynasty stucco figures of bodhisattvas in the Shuanglin Temple, illustrated ibid., pl. 172.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 March 2012, lot 1766
Price: USD 37,500 or approx. EUR 45,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of painted stucco figures of bodhisattvas, Yuan dynasty
Expert remark: Note the significantly larger size (54.6 and 55.9 cm)
元至明代一對寺廟描金菩薩灰泥立像
中國，1279-1644年。菩薩身姿挺拔，微微低頭，身著寬大開襟長袍，面容豐滿，雙目低垂，面露微笑，髮髻整齊盤起，頭戴冠冕，其中一個飾有珠寶。
來源：倫敦蘇富，2005年11月9日，lot 518 (為拍品中的一部分，另還有一對相似造像)，售價 GBP 6,240 或相當於 EUR 11,000 (根據通貨膨脹率)；歐洲私人收藏，購於上述拍賣。
品相：品相良好，有輕微磨損與老化裂紋、描金和顏料摩擦、微小缺損與劃痕。
重量：分別為2,207 克與 2,366 克(不含底座)
尺寸：分別高35 厘米與34.2 厘米 (不含底座)
現代底座。 (4)
小西天寺和山西省的其他寺廟一樣，有很多木雕和灰泥造像。這些造像雕塑保存得非常好，部分原因是該地區有利的氣候條件。寺廟從遼代簡稱到晚清，由於材料的脆弱性，曾經進行翻新。
文獻比較：
一件相似山西省臨汾市隰縣小西天廟的寺廟像，見《Buddhist Sculpture of Shanxi Province》，北京，1991年，圖31。見一件雙林寺的明代寺廟菩薩灰泥立像，見上述書，圖172。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2012年3月23日，lot 1766
價格：USD 37,500（相當於今日EUR 45,000）
描述：元灰泥彩繪菩薩像一對
專家評論：請注意尺寸明顯較大(54.6 and 55.9 厘米)。
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