9th Mar, 2023 13:00

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

 
  Lot 181
 

181

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SADBHUJA MANJUSRI, NEPAL, DATED 1853, PUBLISHED BY SCHROEDER
1853年尼泊爾銅鎏金文殊菩薩

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Lot details

Published: Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, page 392, no. 108C (illustrated).

The three-headed and six-armed bodhisattva seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base with beaded upper rim, holding a vajra and bell in his primary hands and a sword, lasso, flower, and jewel emblem in the others. Wearing loose-fitting robes and richly adorned with beaded jewelry, his faces with heavy-lidded eyes, arched brows, urna, and full lips, flanked by long pendulous earlobes with large circular earrings. The hair piled up into a topknot with jewel finial behind the foliate tiara, his diminutive consort seated on one of his legs, all backed by a double-layered arched flaming mandorla.

Inscriptions: The back of the base with a lengthy dedicatory inscription, and dated ‘Newari Samvat 957’ (corresponding to 1853).

Provenance: From the Folker Collection, Denmark. Mr. Folker, an industrialist and well-known collector of Himalayan art, bought from Danish dealers and noted auctioneers such as Lau Sunde and Bruun Rasmussen.
Condition:
Good condition with minor wear, some casting irregularities, small losses, minor dents, minuscule nicks, the base unsealed.

Weight: 1,207 g
Dimensions: Height 17.5 cm

The back of the base and mandorla left ungilded and with a fine and rich copper-brown patina. Note that the figure is cast only, with no repoussé elements.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related gilt bronze figure of Sadbhuja Manjusri with consort, 12.5 cm high, dated by inscription to 1819, in the British Museum, registration number 1952,1021.1, illustrated by Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, p. 391, no. 107F. Another example of Sadbhuja Manjusri with consort, which also shares the double-layered arch, is illustrated ibid., p. 389, no. 106F.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 14 June 2022, lot 40
Estimate: EUR 25,000
Description: A gilt copper alloy figure of Manjuvara and Prajnaparamita, Nepal, dated 1779
Expert remark: Compare the closely related poses, attributes, base, double-layered arched mandorla, manner of casting and gilding, and dedicatory inscription with dating. Note the larger size (32.5 cm).



1853年尼泊爾銅鎏金文殊菩薩
描述:
此尊文殊菩薩像三面、六臂,雙身形,膝上坐明妃。三面均頭戴寶冠,頂結圓形高髮髻,髻頂安半。面龐圓潤,彎眉細目,鼻樑高挺,雙目低垂,呈寂靜相。正面雙耳垂圓環,上身袒露,下身著裙,薄裙貼體,腰間束帶,並飾臂釧、腕釧。主臂左手持鈴於膝頭,表示以清淨法音警覺世人;主臂右手當胸托金剛杵,表示一切煩惱皆消滅。其餘各臂手中各執寶劍、花蔓、等法器,均無遺失。文殊菩薩結全跏趺坐於雙層束腰仰覆蓮花座之上,蓮座精美,仰覆蓮對稱分佈,層次豐富。台座上緣飾連珠紋一周。背光的纏枝紋刻劃繁密,但層次分明。其明妃一面二臂,左手當胸做說法印,右手做與願印,舒坐于文殊左腿上。

款識:
底座背面有款識 ‘Newari Samvat 957’ (1853年)。

出版:
Ulrich von Schroeder,《Indo-Tibetan Bronzes》,香港,1981年,第392頁,圖 108C。

來源:
丹麥Folker私人收藏。Folker先生是一位實業家和著名的喜馬拉雅藝術收藏家,從丹麥經銷商和著名拍賣商如 Lau Sunde 和 Bruun Rasmussen 處購買。
品相:狀況良好,有輕微磨損,一些鑄造不規則,小缺損,輕微凹痕,微小刻痕,底座未密封。

重量:1,207 克
尺寸:高17.5 厘米

底座和曼陀羅的背面未鍍金,帶有精美而細膩的銅棕色銅銹。請注意,此像只是鑄造,沒有錘鍱元素

文獻比較:
比較一件非常相近的1819年鎏金文殊菩薩與明妃像,12.5 厘米高,收藏於大英博物館,館藏編號1952,1021.1,見by Ulrich von Schroeder,《Indo-Tibetan Bronzes》,香港,1981,頁391,編號107F。另一件鎏金文殊菩薩與明妃像,見前書,頁389,編號106F。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:巴黎邦瀚斯,2022年6月14日,lot 40
估價:EUR 25,000
描述:尼泊爾 1779年(據銘文) 銅鎏金文殊金剛及般若波羅蜜多像
專家評論:比較非常相近的姿勢、底座、雙層曼陀羅、鑄造和鎏金風格,以及銘文有年代。請注意尺寸較大(32.5 厘米)。

 

Published: Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, page 392, no. 108C (illustrated).

The three-headed and six-armed bodhisattva seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base with beaded upper rim, holding a vajra and bell in his primary hands and a sword, lasso, flower, and jewel emblem in the others. Wearing loose-fitting robes and richly adorned with beaded jewelry, his faces with heavy-lidded eyes, arched brows, urna, and full lips, flanked by long pendulous earlobes with large circular earrings. The hair piled up into a topknot with jewel finial behind the foliate tiara, his diminutive consort seated on one of his legs, all backed by a double-layered arched flaming mandorla.

Inscriptions: The back of the base with a lengthy dedicatory inscription, and dated ‘Newari Samvat 957’ (corresponding to 1853).

Provenance: From the Folker Collection, Denmark. Mr. Folker, an industrialist and well-known collector of Himalayan art, bought from Danish dealers and noted auctioneers such as Lau Sunde and Bruun Rasmussen.
Condition:
Good condition with minor wear, some casting irregularities, small losses, minor dents, minuscule nicks, the base unsealed.

Weight: 1,207 g
Dimensions: Height 17.5 cm

The back of the base and mandorla left ungilded and with a fine and rich copper-brown patina. Note that the figure is cast only, with no repoussé elements.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related gilt bronze figure of Sadbhuja Manjusri with consort, 12.5 cm high, dated by inscription to 1819, in the British Museum, registration number 1952,1021.1, illustrated by Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, p. 391, no. 107F. Another example of Sadbhuja Manjusri with consort, which also shares the double-layered arch, is illustrated ibid., p. 389, no. 106F.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 14 June 2022, lot 40
Estimate: EUR 25,000
Description: A gilt copper alloy figure of Manjuvara and Prajnaparamita, Nepal, dated 1779
Expert remark: Compare the closely related poses, attributes, base, double-layered arched mandorla, manner of casting and gilding, and dedicatory inscription with dating. Note the larger size (32.5 cm).



1853年尼泊爾銅鎏金文殊菩薩
描述:
此尊文殊菩薩像三面、六臂,雙身形,膝上坐明妃。三面均頭戴寶冠,頂結圓形高髮髻,髻頂安半。面龐圓潤,彎眉細目,鼻樑高挺,雙目低垂,呈寂靜相。正面雙耳垂圓環,上身袒露,下身著裙,薄裙貼體,腰間束帶,並飾臂釧、腕釧。主臂左手持鈴於膝頭,表示以清淨法音警覺世人;主臂右手當胸托金剛杵,表示一切煩惱皆消滅。其餘各臂手中各執寶劍、花蔓、等法器,均無遺失。文殊菩薩結全跏趺坐於雙層束腰仰覆蓮花座之上,蓮座精美,仰覆蓮對稱分佈,層次豐富。台座上緣飾連珠紋一周。背光的纏枝紋刻劃繁密,但層次分明。其明妃一面二臂,左手當胸做說法印,右手做與願印,舒坐于文殊左腿上。

款識:
底座背面有款識 ‘Newari Samvat 957’ (1853年)。

出版:
Ulrich von Schroeder,《Indo-Tibetan Bronzes》,香港,1981年,第392頁,圖 108C。

來源:
丹麥Folker私人收藏。Folker先生是一位實業家和著名的喜馬拉雅藝術收藏家,從丹麥經銷商和著名拍賣商如 Lau Sunde 和 Bruun Rasmussen 處購買。
品相:狀況良好,有輕微磨損,一些鑄造不規則,小缺損,輕微凹痕,微小刻痕,底座未密封。

重量:1,207 克
尺寸:高17.5 厘米

底座和曼陀羅的背面未鍍金,帶有精美而細膩的銅棕色銅銹。請注意,此像只是鑄造,沒有錘鍱元素

文獻比較:
比較一件非常相近的1819年鎏金文殊菩薩與明妃像,12.5 厘米高,收藏於大英博物館,館藏編號1952,1021.1,見by Ulrich von Schroeder,《Indo-Tibetan Bronzes》,香港,1981,頁391,編號107F。另一件鎏金文殊菩薩與明妃像,見前書,頁389,編號106F。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:巴黎邦瀚斯,2022年6月14日,lot 40
估價:EUR 25,000
描述:尼泊爾 1779年(據銘文) 銅鎏金文殊金剛及般若波羅蜜多像
專家評論:比較非常相近的姿勢、底座、雙層曼陀羅、鑄造和鎏金風格,以及銘文有年代。請注意尺寸較大(32.5 厘米)。

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