10th Mar, 2022 10:00

DAY 1 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 49
 

49

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, 14TH CENTURY
十四世紀銅鎏金無量壽佛坐蓮像

Sold for €3,792

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Lot details

Tibet. Seated in dhyanasana on a high double-lotus base, with hands folded in dhyanamudra, wearing a shawl and dhoti, the loose folds falling over his crossed legs in undulous folds. With a billowing celestial scarf around his shoulders and arms, richly adorned with elaborate inlaid jewelry, the face with a benevolent expression and surmounted by an elaborate diadem in front of a high chignon.

Provenance: London private collection. Sotheby’s London, Important Chinese Art, 9 November 2016, lot 279, bought-in at an estimate of GBP 6,000-8,000. Hungarian private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting irregularities, extensive wear to gilt, some losses to inlays, few minuscule nicks and light scratches, small dents, the base unsealed, the interior with areas of malachite-green patina. Overall exactly as expected and fully commensurate with age.

Weight: 177.7 g
Dimensions: Height 9.7 cm

Literature comparison: The robust physiognomy and broad lotus leaves are characteristic of 14th-century Tibetan sculpture produced by expert Newari casters. This bronze compares favorably to a closely related though slightly larger example published in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, page 364, no. 98B.

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related but larger (15.5 cm high) Tibetan gilt copper alloy figure of Amitayus, also dated to the 14th century, at Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art on 19 March 2019, lot 902, sold for USD 12,075.

十四世紀銅鎏金無量壽佛坐蓮像
西藏。無量壽佛結跏趺坐坐於雙層蓮座上,手結禪定印平行曡放在雙膝上,頭戴寳冠,身披長袍,散散地垂在他交叉的腿上。肩上和手臂上挂著一條飄帶,上面裝飾著精美的珠寶。無量壽佛臉上表情慈祥,髮髻高聳,頭戴寳冠。

來源:倫敦私人收藏。倫敦蘇富比 Important Chinese Art 2016年11月9日 lot 279, 估價 GBP 6,000-8,000. 匈牙利私人收藏,購於上述收藏。
品相:品相良好,舊磨損和鑄造不規則,鎏金磨損嚴重,遺失一些鑲嵌物,有些微小的刻痕和划痕,小凹痕,底座未密封,內部有孔雀石色包漿。 總體上與其年齡相符。

重量:177.7 克
尺寸:高9.7 厘米

文獻比較:造像健壯的躰貌和寬闊的蓮葉是十四世紀西藏造像的特徵,由原住民内瓦爾人製作。 這個青銅器與另一個稍大的造像相比毫不遜色,見Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, page 364, no. 98B.

拍賣結果比較:一件相似但稍大 (高15.5 厘米) 的西藏銅鎏金無量壽佛造像,同樣為十四世紀,于紐約邦翰思 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art 2019年3月19日 lot 902, 售價USD 12,075。

 

Tibet. Seated in dhyanasana on a high double-lotus base, with hands folded in dhyanamudra, wearing a shawl and dhoti, the loose folds falling over his crossed legs in undulous folds. With a billowing celestial scarf around his shoulders and arms, richly adorned with elaborate inlaid jewelry, the face with a benevolent expression and surmounted by an elaborate diadem in front of a high chignon.

Provenance: London private collection. Sotheby’s London, Important Chinese Art, 9 November 2016, lot 279, bought-in at an estimate of GBP 6,000-8,000. Hungarian private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting irregularities, extensive wear to gilt, some losses to inlays, few minuscule nicks and light scratches, small dents, the base unsealed, the interior with areas of malachite-green patina. Overall exactly as expected and fully commensurate with age.

Weight: 177.7 g
Dimensions: Height 9.7 cm

Literature comparison: The robust physiognomy and broad lotus leaves are characteristic of 14th-century Tibetan sculpture produced by expert Newari casters. This bronze compares favorably to a closely related though slightly larger example published in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, page 364, no. 98B.

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related but larger (15.5 cm high) Tibetan gilt copper alloy figure of Amitayus, also dated to the 14th century, at Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art on 19 March 2019, lot 902, sold for USD 12,075.

十四世紀銅鎏金無量壽佛坐蓮像
西藏。無量壽佛結跏趺坐坐於雙層蓮座上,手結禪定印平行曡放在雙膝上,頭戴寳冠,身披長袍,散散地垂在他交叉的腿上。肩上和手臂上挂著一條飄帶,上面裝飾著精美的珠寶。無量壽佛臉上表情慈祥,髮髻高聳,頭戴寳冠。

來源:倫敦私人收藏。倫敦蘇富比 Important Chinese Art 2016年11月9日 lot 279, 估價 GBP 6,000-8,000. 匈牙利私人收藏,購於上述收藏。
品相:品相良好,舊磨損和鑄造不規則,鎏金磨損嚴重,遺失一些鑲嵌物,有些微小的刻痕和划痕,小凹痕,底座未密封,內部有孔雀石色包漿。 總體上與其年齡相符。

重量:177.7 克
尺寸:高9.7 厘米

文獻比較:造像健壯的躰貌和寬闊的蓮葉是十四世紀西藏造像的特徵,由原住民内瓦爾人製作。 這個青銅器與另一個稍大的造像相比毫不遜色,見Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, page 364, no. 98B.

拍賣結果比較:一件相似但稍大 (高15.5 厘米) 的西藏銅鎏金無量壽佛造像,同樣為十四世紀,于紐約邦翰思 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art 2019年3月19日 lot 902, 售價USD 12,075。

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