10th Apr, 2025 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
49
A RARE AND LARGE GILT-COPPER REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Tibet. Finely modeled standing on a separately crafted lotus base with beaded rim. His left hand is raised to the chest and held in vitarka mudra, while the right arm hangs beside his hip with the hand lowered in varada mudra, incised and lacquered with a chakra symbol. He is dressed in a long flowing monastic robe gracefully falling in pleats along his left shoulder, arm, and body, and tied below the chest. The serene face with finely painted features such as the sinuously lidded eyes, arched brows, and bow-shaped smiling lips. The hair arranged in tight snail-shell curls over the ushnisha topped by a large jewel.
Provenance: Jean Lostalem, Galerie Slim Bouchoucha, Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris, 2008. A private collection in Western France, acquired from the above, and thence by descent. The interior of the base with a label, ‘Bouddha en cuivre doré, Tibet, 17ème siècle’. A copy of an authentication certificate from Galerie Slim Bouchoucha, written and signed by Jean Lostalem, dated 19 April 2008, and confirming the dating above, accompanies the lot. Galerie Slim Bouchoucha was established in 1968 by Jean Lostalem in Paris, and specializes in Asian art, particularly from Tibet and India. The gallery is now managed by Lostalem’s son Michel and situated in the vibrant Marais district. The gallery's longstanding presence and specialization have established it as a respected institution within the international art community.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, small losses, minor dents, light rubbing to the gilt with losses (or ungilt areas) particularly to the back, and minor losses to pigments.
Weight: 1.5 kg
Dimensions: Height 50.7 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 March 2015, lot 774
Price: USD 52,500 or approx. EUR 68,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-copper repoussé standing figure of Buddha, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related repoussé work, standing pose, and size (48.9 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 30 March 2006, lot 181
Price: USD 15,600 or approx. EUR 24,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large gilt copper repoussé figure of Buddha, Tibet, 17th/18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling, gilding, and size (48.2 cm). Note the seated pose.
Tibet. Finely modeled standing on a separately crafted lotus base with beaded rim. His left hand is raised to the chest and held in vitarka mudra, while the right arm hangs beside his hip with the hand lowered in varada mudra, incised and lacquered with a chakra symbol. He is dressed in a long flowing monastic robe gracefully falling in pleats along his left shoulder, arm, and body, and tied below the chest. The serene face with finely painted features such as the sinuously lidded eyes, arched brows, and bow-shaped smiling lips. The hair arranged in tight snail-shell curls over the ushnisha topped by a large jewel.
Provenance: Jean Lostalem, Galerie Slim Bouchoucha, Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris, 2008. A private collection in Western France, acquired from the above, and thence by descent. The interior of the base with a label, ‘Bouddha en cuivre doré, Tibet, 17ème siècle’. A copy of an authentication certificate from Galerie Slim Bouchoucha, written and signed by Jean Lostalem, dated 19 April 2008, and confirming the dating above, accompanies the lot. Galerie Slim Bouchoucha was established in 1968 by Jean Lostalem in Paris, and specializes in Asian art, particularly from Tibet and India. The gallery is now managed by Lostalem’s son Michel and situated in the vibrant Marais district. The gallery's longstanding presence and specialization have established it as a respected institution within the international art community.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, small losses, minor dents, light rubbing to the gilt with losses (or ungilt areas) particularly to the back, and minor losses to pigments.
Weight: 1.5 kg
Dimensions: Height 50.7 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 March 2015, lot 774
Price: USD 52,500 or approx. EUR 68,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-copper repoussé standing figure of Buddha, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related repoussé work, standing pose, and size (48.9 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 30 March 2006, lot 181
Price: USD 15,600 or approx. EUR 24,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large gilt copper repoussé figure of Buddha, Tibet, 17th/18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling, gilding, and size (48.2 cm). Note the seated pose.
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