11th Apr, 2024 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
165
A MONUMENTAL SANDSTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, DVARAVATI PERIOD, 7TH CENTURY
Sold for €23,600
including Buyer's Premium
Superbly carved standing on a short base, his hands thrust forward, dressed in a diaphanous sanghati, the folds elegantly draped over his left shoulder and elbow, gathered at the ankles. His face with finely delineated features and serene expression marked by downcast eyes, incised pupils, sinuous lids, and elegantly arched brows, his full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in snail-shell curls over the ushnisha.
Provenance: A private collection in Venice, Italy. Collection of Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, acquired from above. Leonardo Vigorelli is a retired Italian art dealer and noted collector, specializing in African and ancient Hindu-Buddhist art. After studying anthropology and decades of travel as well as extensive field research in India, the Himalayan region, Southeast Asia, and Africa, he founded the Dalton Somaré art gallery in Milan, Italy, which today is being run by his two sons.
Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Ancient wear as expected, distinct signs of weathering and erosion, scattered small nicks, shallow scratches, losses. Some natural cracks with associated old fills. The surface with a fine and smooth polish overall. Naturally grown patina.
Italian Export License: Attestato di libera circolazione, N. 18943, dated 24 August 2016, has been granted by the Ufficio Esportazione di Milano, Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo. A copy accompanies this lot.
Dimensions: Height 174 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related sandstone figure of the Buddha preaching, late 7th century, 94 cm high, in the collection of the Musée Guimet, reference number MG18891, and exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia, 5th to 8th Century, April 14, 2014–July 27, 2014, cat. no. 44. Compare a closely related sandstone figure of the Buddha, Central Thailand, first half of the 7th century, 171 cm tall, in the collection of the National Museum, Bangkok, reference number DV6, and exhibited ibid., cat. no 117.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 March 2015, lot 35
Price: USD 413,000 or approx. EUR 500,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An important stone figure of Buddha, Thailand, Dvaravati period, 8th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar robe and folds. Note the smaller size (111.7 cm).
Superbly carved standing on a short base, his hands thrust forward, dressed in a diaphanous sanghati, the folds elegantly draped over his left shoulder and elbow, gathered at the ankles. His face with finely delineated features and serene expression marked by downcast eyes, incised pupils, sinuous lids, and elegantly arched brows, his full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in snail-shell curls over the ushnisha.
Provenance: A private collection in Venice, Italy. Collection of Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, acquired from above. Leonardo Vigorelli is a retired Italian art dealer and noted collector, specializing in African and ancient Hindu-Buddhist art. After studying anthropology and decades of travel as well as extensive field research in India, the Himalayan region, Southeast Asia, and Africa, he founded the Dalton Somaré art gallery in Milan, Italy, which today is being run by his two sons.
Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Ancient wear as expected, distinct signs of weathering and erosion, scattered small nicks, shallow scratches, losses. Some natural cracks with associated old fills. The surface with a fine and smooth polish overall. Naturally grown patina.
Italian Export License: Attestato di libera circolazione, N. 18943, dated 24 August 2016, has been granted by the Ufficio Esportazione di Milano, Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo. A copy accompanies this lot.
Dimensions: Height 174 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related sandstone figure of the Buddha preaching, late 7th century, 94 cm high, in the collection of the Musée Guimet, reference number MG18891, and exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia, 5th to 8th Century, April 14, 2014–July 27, 2014, cat. no. 44. Compare a closely related sandstone figure of the Buddha, Central Thailand, first half of the 7th century, 171 cm tall, in the collection of the National Museum, Bangkok, reference number DV6, and exhibited ibid., cat. no 117.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 March 2015, lot 35
Price: USD 413,000 or approx. EUR 500,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An important stone figure of Buddha, Thailand, Dvaravati period, 8th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar robe and folds. Note the smaller size (111.7 cm).
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