16th Oct, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A COURT LADY, TANG-SONG DYNASTY
唐至宋漢白玉仕女像
Sold for €4,803
including Buyer's Premium
China, 618-1279 or slightly later. Finely carved standing atop a rockwork base, holding a long scroll in both hands, which are neatly detailed with long, delicate fingernails. She is wearing a long flowing robe cascading in voluminous folds, with a ruyi-shaped collar around her neck. The face with a calm expression marked by heavy-lidded eyes and full lips pursed to form a subtle smile. The hair arranged in an elaborate high chignon.
Provenance: From a French private collection.
Condition: The neck with an old repair. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, losses, structural cracks. The marble with an unctuous feel and a fine, naturally grown patina overall.
Weight: ca. 36.8 kg
Dimensions: Height 76.5 cm
Auction result comparison: Compare a related white marble figure of a monk, dated Tang to Song dynasty (10th-12th century), of slightly smaller size (61 cm high), at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections on 18 March 2009, lot 356, sold for USD 218,500. Note the distinctive plump face and small, delicate features as well as the manner of carving seen on the loosely draped robes, which all compare favorably to the present figure. Compare also a pair of marble figural groups of bodhisattvas (47 cm high), dated Liao-Song dynasty or later, at Christie’s New York in The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part IV on 20 March 2015, lot 768, sold for USD 52,500, and a related marble figure of a court lady, but of much smaller size (27 cm high), dated Tang dynasty or later, in the same auction, lot 766, sold for USD 32,500.
唐至宋漢白玉仕女像
中國, 618-1279年或更晚。雕工精細，仕女立於石上，雙手捧著長卷，手指修長。她頭梳高髻，身穿飄逸的長袍，褶襉層疊，頸部如意形的衣領。面部表情寧靜，雙眼微垂，唇部微笑。
來源：法國私人收藏。
品相：頸部舊時修復。大面積磨損、風化和侵蝕、缺損、結構裂縫。 大理石表面光滑潤澤，自然包漿。
重量：約 36.8 公斤
尺寸：高 76.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一件漢白玉僧人像，唐至宋 (十至十二世紀), 稍小 (高61 厘米), 見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections 2009年3月18日 lot 356, 售價USD 218,500；請注意寬鬆的長袍以及獨特的豐滿的臉龐但是五官小巧精緻的雕刻方式，這些都與現在的人像相媲美。比較一對漢白玉菩薩像 (高47 厘米), 遼至宋或更晚, 見紐約佳士得The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part IV 2015年3月20日 lot 768, 售價USD 52,500；一件漢白玉仕女像，但尺寸小很多 (高27 厘米), 唐代或更晚，同一拍賣場，lot 766, 售價USD 32,500。
China, 618-1279 or slightly later. Finely carved standing atop a rockwork base, holding a long scroll in both hands, which are neatly detailed with long, delicate fingernails. She is wearing a long flowing robe cascading in voluminous folds, with a ruyi-shaped collar around her neck. The face with a calm expression marked by heavy-lidded eyes and full lips pursed to form a subtle smile. The hair arranged in an elaborate high chignon.
Provenance: From a French private collection.
Condition: The neck with an old repair. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, losses, structural cracks. The marble with an unctuous feel and a fine, naturally grown patina overall.
Weight: ca. 36.8 kg
Dimensions: Height 76.5 cm
Auction result comparison: Compare a related white marble figure of a monk, dated Tang to Song dynasty (10th-12th century), of slightly smaller size (61 cm high), at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections on 18 March 2009, lot 356, sold for USD 218,500. Note the distinctive plump face and small, delicate features as well as the manner of carving seen on the loosely draped robes, which all compare favorably to the present figure. Compare also a pair of marble figural groups of bodhisattvas (47 cm high), dated Liao-Song dynasty or later, at Christie’s New York in The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part IV on 20 March 2015, lot 768, sold for USD 52,500, and a related marble figure of a court lady, but of much smaller size (27 cm high), dated Tang dynasty or later, in the same auction, lot 766, sold for USD 32,500.
唐至宋漢白玉仕女像
中國, 618-1279年或更晚。雕工精細，仕女立於石上，雙手捧著長卷，手指修長。她頭梳高髻，身穿飄逸的長袍，褶襉層疊，頸部如意形的衣領。面部表情寧靜，雙眼微垂，唇部微笑。
來源：法國私人收藏。
品相：頸部舊時修復。大面積磨損、風化和侵蝕、缺損、結構裂縫。 大理石表面光滑潤澤，自然包漿。
重量：約 36.8 公斤
尺寸：高 76.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一件漢白玉僧人像，唐至宋 (十至十二世紀), 稍小 (高61 厘米), 見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections 2009年3月18日 lot 356, 售價USD 218,500；請注意寬鬆的長袍以及獨特的豐滿的臉龐但是五官小巧精緻的雕刻方式，這些都與現在的人像相媲美。比較一對漢白玉菩薩像 (高47 厘米), 遼至宋或更晚, 見紐約佳士得The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part IV 2015年3月20日 lot 768, 售價USD 52,500；一件漢白玉仕女像，但尺寸小很多 (高27 厘米), 唐代或更晚，同一拍賣場，lot 766, 售價USD 32,500。
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