16th Oct, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI, 12TH CENTURY
十二世紀金剛手菩薩銅像
Sold for €2,528
including Buyer's Premium
Western Tibet. Standing in tribhanga atop a flat base, holding a vajra in one hand and a ghanta in the other. He is richly adorned in beaded jewelry and wearing a boldly incised dhoti. His face with wide-open almond-shaped eyes and full lips forming a distinct smile, the hair arranged in a high chignon behind the elaborate crown.
Provenance: From a noted French private collection and thence by descent. Old collector’s label ‘Vara Satva [sic]. Tibet 12eme. 04/74’ to base, indicating a previous acquisition date in April 1974.
Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting flaws, minor losses, nicks and dents, signs of weathering and erosion. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina with small patches of malachite encrustation.
Weight: 405.5 g (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 15.8 cm (incl. base)
Mounted on an associated metal base. (2)
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related bronze figure of Vajrapani, also from Western Tibet and dated to the 12th century, at Sotheby’s New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art on 22 March 2018, lot 1029, sold for USD 11,250.
十二世紀金剛手菩薩銅像
西藏。金剛手菩薩站在一個平坦的底座上，一手拿著金剛杵，另一手持鈴；佩戴著華麗的首飾，穿著一件多提。 睜得大大的杏仁狀眼睛和豐滿的嘴唇形成了鮮明的微笑，頭髮在精緻的皇冠后面梳成高髻。
來源：法國知名私人收藏，保存至今。底座上藏家收藏標籤 “Vara Satva [sic]. Tibet 12eme. 04/74”，以及注明1974年4月的購物日期。
品相：狀況良好，舊時磨損 ，鑄造缺陷、輕微缺損、刻痕和凹痕、風化和侵蝕跡象。細膩、自然生長的深色包漿，帶有小塊孔雀石綠色結殼。
重量：405.5 克 (含底座)
尺寸：高15.8 厘米 (含底座)
金屬底座 (2)
拍賣結果比較：一件相近的十二世紀西藏金剛手菩薩銅像，見紐約蘇富比Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art 2018年3月22日lot 1029, 售價USD 11,250。
Western Tibet. Standing in tribhanga atop a flat base, holding a vajra in one hand and a ghanta in the other. He is richly adorned in beaded jewelry and wearing a boldly incised dhoti. His face with wide-open almond-shaped eyes and full lips forming a distinct smile, the hair arranged in a high chignon behind the elaborate crown.
Provenance: From a noted French private collection and thence by descent. Old collector’s label ‘Vara Satva [sic]. Tibet 12eme. 04/74’ to base, indicating a previous acquisition date in April 1974.
Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting flaws, minor losses, nicks and dents, signs of weathering and erosion. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina with small patches of malachite encrustation.
Weight: 405.5 g (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 15.8 cm (incl. base)
Mounted on an associated metal base. (2)
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related bronze figure of Vajrapani, also from Western Tibet and dated to the 12th century, at Sotheby’s New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art on 22 March 2018, lot 1029, sold for USD 11,250.
十二世紀金剛手菩薩銅像
西藏。金剛手菩薩站在一個平坦的底座上，一手拿著金剛杵，另一手持鈴；佩戴著華麗的首飾，穿著一件多提。 睜得大大的杏仁狀眼睛和豐滿的嘴唇形成了鮮明的微笑，頭髮在精緻的皇冠后面梳成高髻。
來源：法國知名私人收藏，保存至今。底座上藏家收藏標籤 “Vara Satva [sic]. Tibet 12eme. 04/74”，以及注明1974年4月的購物日期。
品相：狀況良好，舊時磨損 ，鑄造缺陷、輕微缺損、刻痕和凹痕、風化和侵蝕跡象。細膩、自然生長的深色包漿，帶有小塊孔雀石綠色結殼。
重量：405.5 克 (含底座)
尺寸：高15.8 厘米 (含底座)
金屬底座 (2)
拍賣結果比較：一件相近的十二世紀西藏金剛手菩薩銅像，見紐約蘇富比Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art 2018年3月22日lot 1029, 售價USD 11,250。
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