10th Dec, 2022 11:00

Asian Art Holiday Sale

 
  Lot 184
 

184

A PAINTED ‘HUNDRED BUDDHAS’ MANUSCRIPT FRONT PAGE
《百佛圖》經書封面

Sold for €2,340

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

Tibet, 14th century. Ink and gold on paper. The central Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne backed by a mandorla, his hands lowered in dhyana mudra and supporting a lotus blossom, wearing a pleated monastic robe draped over his left shoulder, his serene face with heavy-lidded eyes and full lips, flanked by long pendulous pierced earlobes, the curled hair with an ushnisha surmounted by a jewel. Surrounded by 100 smaller images of seated Buddhas, all in dhyanasana and showing various mudras.

Provenance: Italian private collection, acquired in Tibet during the early 1990s. Collection of Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, acquired from the 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: Good condition, commensurate with age. Some wear, soiling, creases, tears, and small losses.

Dimensions: Size 35.5 x 11.4, Size incl. frame 56.5 x 80.5 cm

With a modern frame. (2)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 September 1999, lot 120
Price: USD 4,600 or approx. EUR 8,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A painted manuscript cover, Tibet, 14th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related motif. Note that the lot comprises a painted wood manuscript cover of larger size (22.8 x 70.3 cm).


《百佛圖》經書封面
西藏,十四世紀。紙本水墨金彩。畫面中央的阿彌佛陀結珈趺坐坐於蓮座上,後有光背。雙手捧著一朵蓮花,身著敞右肩袈裟,面目慈祥,雙眉之間有白毫。四周圍繞著一百個小坐佛,手結不同手印,結珈趺坐。

來源:義大利私人收藏,上世紀九十年代購於西藏。貝加莫 Leonardo Vigorelli收藏,購於上述收藏。Leonardo Vigorelli是一位退休的義大利藝術品經銷商和著名收藏家,專門研究非洲和古代印度佛教藝術。在學習人類學和數十年的旅行以及在印度、喜馬拉雅地區、東南亞和非洲的廣泛實地研究之後,他在義大利米蘭創立了 Dalton Somaré 藝廊,如今由他的兩個兒子經營。
品相:品相良好,與年代相符。一些磨損、污漬、摺痕、撕裂和小缺損。

尺寸:35.5 x 11.4,含框 56.5 x 80.5 厘米

現代木框。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,1999年9月17日,lot 120
價格:USD 4,600 (相當於今日EUR 8,000
描述:十四世紀西藏經書封面
專家評論:比較非常相近的主題。請注意此經書封面為木質,以及尺寸較大(22.8 x 70.3 厘米)。

 

Tibet, 14th century. Ink and gold on paper. The central Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne backed by a mandorla, his hands lowered in dhyana mudra and supporting a lotus blossom, wearing a pleated monastic robe draped over his left shoulder, his serene face with heavy-lidded eyes and full lips, flanked by long pendulous pierced earlobes, the curled hair with an ushnisha surmounted by a jewel. Surrounded by 100 smaller images of seated Buddhas, all in dhyanasana and showing various mudras.

Provenance: Italian private collection, acquired in Tibet during the early 1990s. Collection of Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, acquired from the 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: Good condition, commensurate with age. Some wear, soiling, creases, tears, and small losses.

Dimensions: Size 35.5 x 11.4, Size incl. frame 56.5 x 80.5 cm

With a modern frame. (2)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 September 1999, lot 120
Price: USD 4,600 or approx. EUR 8,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A painted manuscript cover, Tibet, 14th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related motif. Note that the lot comprises a painted wood manuscript cover of larger size (22.8 x 70.3 cm).


《百佛圖》經書封面
西藏,十四世紀。紙本水墨金彩。畫面中央的阿彌佛陀結珈趺坐坐於蓮座上,後有光背。雙手捧著一朵蓮花,身著敞右肩袈裟,面目慈祥,雙眉之間有白毫。四周圍繞著一百個小坐佛,手結不同手印,結珈趺坐。

來源:義大利私人收藏,上世紀九十年代購於西藏。貝加莫 Leonardo Vigorelli收藏,購於上述收藏。Leonardo Vigorelli是一位退休的義大利藝術品經銷商和著名收藏家,專門研究非洲和古代印度佛教藝術。在學習人類學和數十年的旅行以及在印度、喜馬拉雅地區、東南亞和非洲的廣泛實地研究之後,他在義大利米蘭創立了 Dalton Somaré 藝廊,如今由他的兩個兒子經營。
品相:品相良好,與年代相符。一些磨損、污漬、摺痕、撕裂和小缺損。

尺寸:35.5 x 11.4,含框 56.5 x 80.5 厘米

現代木框。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,1999年9月17日,lot 120
價格:USD 4,600 (相當於今日EUR 8,000
描述:十四世紀西藏經書封面
專家評論:比較非常相近的主題。請注意此經書封面為木質,以及尺寸較大(22.8 x 70.3 厘米)。

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