9th Mar, 2023 13:00

TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 167
 

167

A BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI, GUGE KINGDOM, WESTERN TIBET, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
十一至十二世紀西藏古格王朝蓮花手菩薩

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Lot details

Finely cast, standing on a lotus dais over a stepped pedestal cast with a central figure flanked by two lions, his right hand in abhayamudra and his left clutching a lotus stem blossoming at his shoulder, wearing a short dhoti with neatly incised folds and richly adorned with beaded jewelry. The face with elongated eyes, the hair in a topknot centered by a small image of the Buddha Amitabha, all backed by a finely incised flaming nimbus and aureole.

Provenance: German trade. By repute from a noted German private collection.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, small dents, minor nicks, light scratches, encrustations. Fine, naturally grown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustations.

Weight: 796.7 g
Dimensions: Height 18.2 cm

The ancient Kingdom of Guge was a small Western Himalayan kingdom which was founded by King Yeshe-Ö and flourished from the tenth through twelfth centuries. Its artistic tradition was heavily influenced by Kashmiri sculptural and painting styles due to the presence of Kashmiri teachers and artisans active in the area during the period of the second dissemination of Buddhism in Tibet (c. 950-1200). The manner of modeling the rounded face with long, thin eyes, the pronounced belly, and the conjoined nimbus form in the present work are all reminiscent of Kashmiri prototypes that began appearing in Tibet at the turn of the eleventh century.

Literature comparison:
The style of depiction closely resembles murals in caves such as those at Ropa and Tsaparang, surrounding the Sutlej River which was once the heart of the western Tibetan Kingdom of Guge. The present sculpture, with its restrained representation, differs from the early masterpieces of Kashmir, which are defined by their exaggerated features. Compare the iconography, proportions, and rendering of the facial features of the present work with a related figural depiction of Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara attributed to the Tholing region of Western Tibet, from the eleventh century, at the Los Angeles Museum of Art, accession number M.78.40, illustrated by C. Luczanits in Collecting Paradise: Buddhist Art of Kashmir and Its Legacies, New York, p. 111, fig. 2.4.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 September 2022, lot 406
Price: USD 32,760 or approx. EUR 31,000 converted at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara, Western Tibet, probably Guge, 11th-12th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related stepped base with similar central figure and lions, and incised nimbus and aureole. Note the smaller size (12.7 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 13 September 2011, lot 350
Price: USD 98,500 or approx. EUR 124,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of Padmapani, Kashmir or western Tibet, 11th/12th century
Expert remark: Note the much larger size (33.7 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 13 March 2017, lot 3062
Price: USD 18,750 or approx. EUR 21,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper alloy figure of Manjushri, Western Tibet, Kashmir Style, circa 11th century
Expert remark: Note the similar size (19 cm)



十一至十二世紀西藏古格王朝蓮花手菩薩
蓮花手菩薩站在蓮台上,蓮臺壁上可見兩隻獅子,他的右手施無畏印,左手抓著在他的肩膀上盛開的蓮花莖部,衣紋褶皺流暢,佩戴華麗瓔珞。雙眼低垂,盤髻中央有一尊小阿彌陀佛像,身後有火焰光背。

來源:德國古玩交易,據説來自一個德國紳士收藏。
品相:品相良好,大量磨損、缺損、小凹痕、微刻痕、輕微劃痕、結殼。精美的天然包漿,帶有孔雀石綠和赤銅色結殼。

重量:796.7 克
尺寸:高 18.2 厘米

古格王國是喜馬拉雅西部的一個小王國,由耶西烏國王建立,並在十世紀到十二世紀達到興盛。在西藏第二次傳播佛教期間(約 950-1200 年)活躍在該地區的克什米爾工匠的藝術風格深受克什米爾雕塑和繪畫風格的影響。本造像的圓臉、細長的眼睛、突出的腹部和連體的光背造型方式,都讓人聯想到十一世紀初在西藏開始出現的克什米爾原型。

文獻比較:
描繪的風格非常類似於 Ropa 和 Tsaparang 等洞穴中的壁畫,這些壁畫圍繞著曾經是西藏西部古格王國心臟的象泉河。目前的雕塑以其克制的表現形式,不同於喀什米爾早期的傑作,後者以其誇張的展現形式為特徵。比較本作品的肖像、比例和面部特徵渲染與十一世紀西藏西部托林鎮的十一頭觀世音像相近,收藏於洛杉磯藝術博物館,館藏編號M.78.40,見《C. Luczanits in Collecting Paradise: Buddhist Art of Kashmir and Its Legacies》,紐約,頁111,圖2.4。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2022年9月21日,lot 406
價格:USD 32,760(相當於今日EUR 31,000
描述:藏西十四世紀銅合金十一面觀音立像
專家評論:比較非常相近的階梯式底座,中心人物和獅子相似,並刻有光輪和光環。請注意尺寸較小(12.7 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2011年9月13日,lot 350
價格:USD 98,500(相當於今日EUR 124,000
描述:十一 / 十二世紀喀什米爾或藏西蓮華手菩薩銅像
專家評論:請注意尺寸較大(33.7 厘米) 。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:紐約邦瀚斯,2017年3月13日,lot 3062
價格:USD 18,750(相當於今日EUR 21,500
描述:藏西克什米爾風格約十一世紀 文殊菩薩銅像
專家評論:請注意相似的尺寸(19 厘米)。

 

Finely cast, standing on a lotus dais over a stepped pedestal cast with a central figure flanked by two lions, his right hand in abhayamudra and his left clutching a lotus stem blossoming at his shoulder, wearing a short dhoti with neatly incised folds and richly adorned with beaded jewelry. The face with elongated eyes, the hair in a topknot centered by a small image of the Buddha Amitabha, all backed by a finely incised flaming nimbus and aureole.

Provenance: German trade. By repute from a noted German private collection.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, small dents, minor nicks, light scratches, encrustations. Fine, naturally grown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustations.

Weight: 796.7 g
Dimensions: Height 18.2 cm

The ancient Kingdom of Guge was a small Western Himalayan kingdom which was founded by King Yeshe-Ö and flourished from the tenth through twelfth centuries. Its artistic tradition was heavily influenced by Kashmiri sculptural and painting styles due to the presence of Kashmiri teachers and artisans active in the area during the period of the second dissemination of Buddhism in Tibet (c. 950-1200). The manner of modeling the rounded face with long, thin eyes, the pronounced belly, and the conjoined nimbus form in the present work are all reminiscent of Kashmiri prototypes that began appearing in Tibet at the turn of the eleventh century.

Literature comparison:
The style of depiction closely resembles murals in caves such as those at Ropa and Tsaparang, surrounding the Sutlej River which was once the heart of the western Tibetan Kingdom of Guge. The present sculpture, with its restrained representation, differs from the early masterpieces of Kashmir, which are defined by their exaggerated features. Compare the iconography, proportions, and rendering of the facial features of the present work with a related figural depiction of Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara attributed to the Tholing region of Western Tibet, from the eleventh century, at the Los Angeles Museum of Art, accession number M.78.40, illustrated by C. Luczanits in Collecting Paradise: Buddhist Art of Kashmir and Its Legacies, New York, p. 111, fig. 2.4.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 September 2022, lot 406
Price: USD 32,760 or approx. EUR 31,000 converted at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara, Western Tibet, probably Guge, 11th-12th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related stepped base with similar central figure and lions, and incised nimbus and aureole. Note the smaller size (12.7 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 13 September 2011, lot 350
Price: USD 98,500 or approx. EUR 124,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of Padmapani, Kashmir or western Tibet, 11th/12th century
Expert remark: Note the much larger size (33.7 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 13 March 2017, lot 3062
Price: USD 18,750 or approx. EUR 21,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper alloy figure of Manjushri, Western Tibet, Kashmir Style, circa 11th century
Expert remark: Note the similar size (19 cm)



十一至十二世紀西藏古格王朝蓮花手菩薩
蓮花手菩薩站在蓮台上,蓮臺壁上可見兩隻獅子,他的右手施無畏印,左手抓著在他的肩膀上盛開的蓮花莖部,衣紋褶皺流暢,佩戴華麗瓔珞。雙眼低垂,盤髻中央有一尊小阿彌陀佛像,身後有火焰光背。

來源:德國古玩交易,據説來自一個德國紳士收藏。
品相:品相良好,大量磨損、缺損、小凹痕、微刻痕、輕微劃痕、結殼。精美的天然包漿,帶有孔雀石綠和赤銅色結殼。

重量:796.7 克
尺寸:高 18.2 厘米

古格王國是喜馬拉雅西部的一個小王國,由耶西烏國王建立,並在十世紀到十二世紀達到興盛。在西藏第二次傳播佛教期間(約 950-1200 年)活躍在該地區的克什米爾工匠的藝術風格深受克什米爾雕塑和繪畫風格的影響。本造像的圓臉、細長的眼睛、突出的腹部和連體的光背造型方式,都讓人聯想到十一世紀初在西藏開始出現的克什米爾原型。

文獻比較:
描繪的風格非常類似於 Ropa 和 Tsaparang 等洞穴中的壁畫,這些壁畫圍繞著曾經是西藏西部古格王國心臟的象泉河。目前的雕塑以其克制的表現形式,不同於喀什米爾早期的傑作,後者以其誇張的展現形式為特徵。比較本作品的肖像、比例和面部特徵渲染與十一世紀西藏西部托林鎮的十一頭觀世音像相近,收藏於洛杉磯藝術博物館,館藏編號M.78.40,見《C. Luczanits in Collecting Paradise: Buddhist Art of Kashmir and Its Legacies》,紐約,頁111,圖2.4。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2022年9月21日,lot 406
價格:USD 32,760(相當於今日EUR 31,000
描述:藏西十四世紀銅合金十一面觀音立像
專家評論:比較非常相近的階梯式底座,中心人物和獅子相似,並刻有光輪和光環。請注意尺寸較小(12.7 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2011年9月13日,lot 350
價格:USD 98,500(相當於今日EUR 124,000
描述:十一 / 十二世紀喀什米爾或藏西蓮華手菩薩銅像
專家評論:請注意尺寸較大(33.7 厘米) 。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:紐約邦瀚斯,2017年3月13日,lot 3062
價格:USD 18,750(相當於今日EUR 21,500
描述:藏西克什米爾風格約十一世紀 文殊菩薩銅像
專家評論:請注意相似的尺寸(19 厘米)。

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