16th Oct, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AKSHOBYA, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
十四至十五世紀銅鎏金阿閦佛
Sold for €27,808
including Buyer's Premium
Tibet. Seated in dhyanasana behind a vajra on a double lotus base with beaded edges, his right hand lowered in bhumisparsa mudra, his left holding an alms bowl. Elegantly clad in a fitted sanghati with beaded border and incised scroll, falling in pleats at his shoulder and feet. Note the remarkably heavy cast and the solid gilding, both of which are characteristic for Buddhist bronzes from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Provenance: From a noted private collector in New York, USA.
Condition: Excellent condition with wear to gilt in some areas, where the piece has been extensively handled over centuries. Casting flaws, small nicks and losses, occasional light scratches, minor dents. The base is sealed.
Weight: 2,433 g
Dimensions: Height 21.6 cm
His serene face with almond-shaped eyes below elegantly arched brows centered by an urna and full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. The hair arranged in tight curls rising to a high, domed ushnisha surmounted by a knop, the baseplate incised with a visvavajra.
Akshobhya’s name literally means ‘Immovable One’. As each Transcendental Buddha adopts one of the canonical hand gestures (mudras) referring to a key moment in Shakyamuni's life, it is apt that Akshobhya should recall Shakyamuni's unshakeable determination against the armies and temptations of Mara. In mandalas relating to his ‘vajra’ clan, and the Unexcelled Yoga tantras (Anuttarayoga), he occupies the center, but in the earliest tantric mandalas where the Five Transcendental Buddhas first appear, he is the Lord of the eastern quadrant, and represents the transmutation of anger into wisdom.
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related gilt bronze figure of Akshobya, dated 13th-14th century, at Sotheby’s Paris in Arts d’Asie on 11 December 2018, lot 45, sold for EUR 32,500.
十四至十五世紀銅鎏金阿閦佛
西藏。造像結全跏趺坐，右手施觸地印，左手結禪定印，手持布施缽。身著袒右肩式袈裟，輕薄貼身，衣紋刻畫流暢，蓮瓣飽滿圓潤，排列整齊。衣紋處理極其柔軟流暢，是該時期佛教青銅造像的特徵，體現了古代工匠技藝高超和對此作品的重視高度。
來源：美國紐約知名私人收藏。
品相：狀況極佳，局部鎏金磨損。鑄造缺陷、小的划痕和缺損、局部輕微划痕和凹痕。 底座密封。
重量：2,433 克
尺寸：高 21.6 厘米
此尊造像銅質細膩油潤，開臉神態慈祥柔和，杏仁眼，優雅的眉毛，可見白毫，豐滿的嘴唇形成了一個平靜的微笑，長長的耳垂。頭頂成螺髻。座前蓮金剛杵雕鑄小巧而精美，此乃阿閦佛身份的標識。
阿閦佛，又稱不動佛，不動如來，是五方佛中主持東方淨土的佛陀，表覺性及大圓智。在漢傳佛教, 藏傳佛教與密宗信仰中，阿閦佛是金剛界五智如來（五方佛）中的東方如來，代表“大圓鏡智”。
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似的十三至十四世紀的銅鎏金阿閎佛，見巴黎蘇富比Arts d’Asie 2018年12月11日 lot 45, 售價EUR 32,500。
Tibet. Seated in dhyanasana behind a vajra on a double lotus base with beaded edges, his right hand lowered in bhumisparsa mudra, his left holding an alms bowl. Elegantly clad in a fitted sanghati with beaded border and incised scroll, falling in pleats at his shoulder and feet. Note the remarkably heavy cast and the solid gilding, both of which are characteristic for Buddhist bronzes from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Provenance: From a noted private collector in New York, USA.
Condition: Excellent condition with wear to gilt in some areas, where the piece has been extensively handled over centuries. Casting flaws, small nicks and losses, occasional light scratches, minor dents. The base is sealed.
Weight: 2,433 g
Dimensions: Height 21.6 cm
His serene face with almond-shaped eyes below elegantly arched brows centered by an urna and full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. The hair arranged in tight curls rising to a high, domed ushnisha surmounted by a knop, the baseplate incised with a visvavajra.
Akshobhya’s name literally means ‘Immovable One’. As each Transcendental Buddha adopts one of the canonical hand gestures (mudras) referring to a key moment in Shakyamuni's life, it is apt that Akshobhya should recall Shakyamuni's unshakeable determination against the armies and temptations of Mara. In mandalas relating to his ‘vajra’ clan, and the Unexcelled Yoga tantras (Anuttarayoga), he occupies the center, but in the earliest tantric mandalas where the Five Transcendental Buddhas first appear, he is the Lord of the eastern quadrant, and represents the transmutation of anger into wisdom.
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related gilt bronze figure of Akshobya, dated 13th-14th century, at Sotheby’s Paris in Arts d’Asie on 11 December 2018, lot 45, sold for EUR 32,500.
十四至十五世紀銅鎏金阿閦佛
西藏。造像結全跏趺坐，右手施觸地印，左手結禪定印，手持布施缽。身著袒右肩式袈裟，輕薄貼身，衣紋刻畫流暢，蓮瓣飽滿圓潤，排列整齊。衣紋處理極其柔軟流暢，是該時期佛教青銅造像的特徵，體現了古代工匠技藝高超和對此作品的重視高度。
來源：美國紐約知名私人收藏。
品相：狀況極佳，局部鎏金磨損。鑄造缺陷、小的划痕和缺損、局部輕微划痕和凹痕。 底座密封。
重量：2,433 克
尺寸：高 21.6 厘米
此尊造像銅質細膩油潤，開臉神態慈祥柔和，杏仁眼，優雅的眉毛，可見白毫，豐滿的嘴唇形成了一個平靜的微笑，長長的耳垂。頭頂成螺髻。座前蓮金剛杵雕鑄小巧而精美，此乃阿閦佛身份的標識。
阿閦佛，又稱不動佛，不動如來，是五方佛中主持東方淨土的佛陀，表覺性及大圓智。在漢傳佛教, 藏傳佛教與密宗信仰中，阿閦佛是金剛界五智如來（五方佛）中的東方如來，代表“大圓鏡智”。
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似的十三至十四世紀的銅鎏金阿閎佛，見巴黎蘇富比Arts d’Asie 2018年12月11日 lot 45, 售價EUR 32,500。
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