11th Mar, 2022 10:00

DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 398
 

398

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
十五至十六世紀銅鎏金阿彌陀佛坐蓮像

Sold for €6,952

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

Tibet. Finely cast, seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with beaded edges, wearing a dhoti secured with a belt at the waist and neatly incised with floral decorations, richly adorned with beaded jewelry inlaid with turquoise and coral. The serene face with almond-shaped eyes below elegantly curved brows centered by an urna, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. The hair falling in strands over the shoulders and pulled up into a topknot surmounted by a jewel behind the foliate crown.

Provenance: Austrian private collection, by repute acquired 1997 in the Austrian antiques trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, particular to gilt in some areas due to extensive handling over a long period of time, few minuscule nicks and occasional light scratches, remnants of pigment, the base unsealed.

Weight: 537.6 g
Dimensions: Height 14 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related gilt bronze figure of Amitayus, 15.2 cm high, also dated 15th-16th century, with similar incised decoration to the robe, at Christie’s New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art on 11 September 2019, lot 347, sold for USD 11,875.


十五至十六世紀銅鎏金阿彌陀佛坐蓮像
西藏。鑄造精良,坐於雙層珠紋蓮花上,身披束帶,腰間繫著腰帶,花卉紋,配飾鑲嵌著綠松石和珊瑚。面容安詳,杏仁狀的眼睛,彎曲的眉毛,兩眉之間有白毫,兩側是長長的耳垂,大耳環。頭髮披散在肩膀上,在葉冠後面鑲嵌著一顆寶石。

來源:奧地利私人收藏,據説 1997年購於奧地利古玩市場。
品相:狀況極好,輕微磨損,局部鎏金磨損,少量微小的劃痕,顏料餘留,底座未密封。

重量:537.6 克
尺寸:高14 厘米

拍賣結果比較:比較一件相近的銅鎏金阿彌陀佛造像,高15.2 厘米,十五至十六世紀,天衣上有相似紋飾,見紐約佳士得Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art 2019年9月11日 lot 347, 售價USD 11,875

 

Tibet. Finely cast, seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with beaded edges, wearing a dhoti secured with a belt at the waist and neatly incised with floral decorations, richly adorned with beaded jewelry inlaid with turquoise and coral. The serene face with almond-shaped eyes below elegantly curved brows centered by an urna, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. The hair falling in strands over the shoulders and pulled up into a topknot surmounted by a jewel behind the foliate crown.

Provenance: Austrian private collection, by repute acquired 1997 in the Austrian antiques trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, particular to gilt in some areas due to extensive handling over a long period of time, few minuscule nicks and occasional light scratches, remnants of pigment, the base unsealed.

Weight: 537.6 g
Dimensions: Height 14 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related gilt bronze figure of Amitayus, 15.2 cm high, also dated 15th-16th century, with similar incised decoration to the robe, at Christie’s New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art on 11 September 2019, lot 347, sold for USD 11,875.


十五至十六世紀銅鎏金阿彌陀佛坐蓮像
西藏。鑄造精良,坐於雙層珠紋蓮花上,身披束帶,腰間繫著腰帶,花卉紋,配飾鑲嵌著綠松石和珊瑚。面容安詳,杏仁狀的眼睛,彎曲的眉毛,兩眉之間有白毫,兩側是長長的耳垂,大耳環。頭髮披散在肩膀上,在葉冠後面鑲嵌著一顆寶石。

來源:奧地利私人收藏,據説 1997年購於奧地利古玩市場。
品相:狀況極好,輕微磨損,局部鎏金磨損,少量微小的劃痕,顏料餘留,底座未密封。

重量:537.6 克
尺寸:高14 厘米

拍賣結果比較:比較一件相近的銅鎏金阿彌陀佛造像,高15.2 厘米,十五至十六世紀,天衣上有相似紋飾,見紐約佳士得Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art 2019年9月11日 lot 347, 售價USD 11,875

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