10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
499
A BUDDHIST STELE, FINELY CARVED FROM WHITE MARBLE, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY
北齊漢白玉佛碑
Sold for €7,150
including Buyer's Premium
China, 550-577. One side with three niches, the bottom with two seated Buddhas flanked by standing attendants, the center niche with several smaller seated figures framed by two Buddhas, and the top with three Buddhas backed by mandorlas. The other side with four niches, the bottom with four larger standing figures centered by two seated Buddhas, the two central niches each with a seated Buddha surrounded by standing bodhisattvas, the lower of which depicts the Future Buddha Maitreya, and the top depicting three standing Buddhas with mandorlas, all below a canopy of snakes. The narrower sides each with four seated Buddhas dressed in loose robes.
Provenance: French trade, acquired from a French private collection built between ca. 1980 and 2012.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, minor losses, nicks, and scratches.
Weight: 21.7 kg
Dimensions: Height 53.4 cm (excl. stand) and 58.5 cm (incl. stand)
Mounted to an associated stand. (2)
Stone steles were an important medium for recording historical events since before the Qin dynasty. With the arrival of Buddhism, they also became a vehicle for devotees to gain merit, commemorate their loved ones and record their acts of devotion.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related limestone stele, also depicting Buddha and Maitreya and with a similar canopy of snakes, dated to the Northern Qi dynasty, in the Asian Civilisations Museum, accession number 1999-00057.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 18 March 2014, lot 169
Estimate: USD 400,000 or approx. EUR 453,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gray limestone Buddhist votive stele, Northern Qi / Northern Zhou dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related Buddhist subject and the canopy of snakes. Note the much larger size (69.8 cm) and that the stele is carved from limestone.
北齊漢白玉佛碑
中國，550-577年。一側為三佛龕，底部為二尊坐佛，兩側為侍者，中央佛龕為幾尊較小的坐像，頂部為曼陀羅。 另一面四壁龕，底部四尊大立像，中央兩佛坐像，中央兩壁龕各立一尊坐像，四周立菩薩，下部繪未來佛彌勒，上部繪三尊立像，帶曼陀羅的佛陀。較窄的兩側各供四尊身著寬鬆袈裟的坐佛。
來源：法國古玩交易，購於一個法國私人收藏，建立於1980年至 2012年間，保存至今。
品相：狀態極好，嚴重磨損、風化和侵蝕跡象、結殼、輕微損失和劃痕。
重量：21.7 公斤
尺寸：高53.4 厘米 (不含底座) 與 58.5 厘米 (含底座)
裝有底座。(2)
石碑自秦代以前就是記載歷史事件的重要媒介。隨著佛教的傳播，它們也成為信眾獲得功德、紀念親人和記錄虔誠行為的工具。
文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的北齊佛陀和彌勒佛 石灰石碑，有相似的佛蛇，收藏於Asian Civilisations Museum，館藏編號 1999-00057.
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2014年3月18日，lot 169
估價：USD 400,000（相當於今日EUR 453,000）
描述：北齊 / 北周石灰岩雕佛造像碑
專家評論：比較相近的佛像主題和佛蛇。請注意尺寸較大(69.8 厘米) ，以及此石碑為石灰岩製成。
China, 550-577. One side with three niches, the bottom with two seated Buddhas flanked by standing attendants, the center niche with several smaller seated figures framed by two Buddhas, and the top with three Buddhas backed by mandorlas. The other side with four niches, the bottom with four larger standing figures centered by two seated Buddhas, the two central niches each with a seated Buddha surrounded by standing bodhisattvas, the lower of which depicts the Future Buddha Maitreya, and the top depicting three standing Buddhas with mandorlas, all below a canopy of snakes. The narrower sides each with four seated Buddhas dressed in loose robes.
Provenance: French trade, acquired from a French private collection built between ca. 1980 and 2012.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, minor losses, nicks, and scratches.
Weight: 21.7 kg
Dimensions: Height 53.4 cm (excl. stand) and 58.5 cm (incl. stand)
Mounted to an associated stand. (2)
Stone steles were an important medium for recording historical events since before the Qin dynasty. With the arrival of Buddhism, they also became a vehicle for devotees to gain merit, commemorate their loved ones and record their acts of devotion.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related limestone stele, also depicting Buddha and Maitreya and with a similar canopy of snakes, dated to the Northern Qi dynasty, in the Asian Civilisations Museum, accession number 1999-00057.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 18 March 2014, lot 169
Estimate: USD 400,000 or approx. EUR 453,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gray limestone Buddhist votive stele, Northern Qi / Northern Zhou dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related Buddhist subject and the canopy of snakes. Note the much larger size (69.8 cm) and that the stele is carved from limestone.
北齊漢白玉佛碑
中國，550-577年。一側為三佛龕，底部為二尊坐佛，兩側為侍者，中央佛龕為幾尊較小的坐像，頂部為曼陀羅。 另一面四壁龕，底部四尊大立像，中央兩佛坐像，中央兩壁龕各立一尊坐像，四周立菩薩，下部繪未來佛彌勒，上部繪三尊立像，帶曼陀羅的佛陀。較窄的兩側各供四尊身著寬鬆袈裟的坐佛。
來源：法國古玩交易，購於一個法國私人收藏，建立於1980年至 2012年間，保存至今。
品相：狀態極好，嚴重磨損、風化和侵蝕跡象、結殼、輕微損失和劃痕。
重量：21.7 公斤
尺寸：高53.4 厘米 (不含底座) 與 58.5 厘米 (含底座)
裝有底座。(2)
石碑自秦代以前就是記載歷史事件的重要媒介。隨著佛教的傳播，它們也成為信眾獲得功德、紀念親人和記錄虔誠行為的工具。
文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的北齊佛陀和彌勒佛 石灰石碑，有相似的佛蛇，收藏於Asian Civilisations Museum，館藏編號 1999-00057.
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2014年3月18日，lot 169
估價：USD 400,000（相當於今日EUR 453,000）
描述：北齊 / 北周石灰岩雕佛造像碑
專家評論：比較相近的佛像主題和佛蛇。請注意尺寸較大(69.8 厘米) ，以及此石碑為石灰岩製成。
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