30th Sep, 2022 10:00
DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, MING DYNASTY
明代青銅觀音坐蓮像
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1368-1644. Seated in dhyanasana atop a double lotus base with beaded edges. The divinity is richly adorned in pendent beaded jewelry, a shawl draped around the shoulders and billowing around the arms with the scarf ends falling across the base, the hands holding lotus stems coming to full bloom at the shoulder. The face with a serene expression marked by heavy-lidded eyes and full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by long pendulous lobes with floral earrings.
Provenance: Old Viennese private collection, built over several generations between 1910 and 1975, thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Wear and casting flaws, losses to crown and lotus blooms, smaller losses to lower body and base, signs of heat exposure, ancient fills, minor dents, nicks, and scratches.
Weight: 3,662 g
Dimensions: Height 31 cm
The neatly incised hair elegantly falling in strands over the shoulders and pulled up into a high chignon behind the foliate tiara.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 10 June 2021, lot 1
Price: EUR 35,280 or approx. EUR 37,900 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Ming dynasty, 16th century
Expert remarks: Note the closely related size (31.2 cm) and appearance of the figure, whereas the bronze is in better condition, but lacks some of the detailed incision work of the present lot
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 14 May 2014, lot 145
Price: GBP 37,500 or approx. EUR 52,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
Expert remarks: Note the closely related incision work and appearance of the figure, whereas the bronze is in better condition and lacks a base, thus is slightly larger than the present figure (32.5 cm).
明代青銅觀音坐蓮像
中國，1368-1644年。觀音菩薩頭戴寶冠，兩耳下垂，雙目閉合，修眉朗目，面貌寧靜慈詳，結跏趺坐在蓮花座上，右手置於右膝之上，左手下臂自然上舉，中指與拇指輕拈，雙手臂上纏繞著蓮花莖，花朵靠在肩部，身形刻劃自然寫實。袒上身，瓔珞、臂釧雕飾精美。腰束長裙，衣褶折疊流暢。覆蓮瓣，蓮座高大華麗。
來源：維也納私人老收藏，在1910 年與1975年期間，經過幾代人的共同努力建立，在同一家族保存至今。
品相：磨損和鑄造缺陷、冠部和蓮花部位有缺損，下部和底部缺損較小，熱暴露的跡象，舊時填充物、輕微的凹痕、刻痕和劃痕。
重量：3,662 克
尺寸：高31 厘米
頭髮線條流暢，優雅地披散在肩上，在葉狀冠後面拉成一個高髻。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2021年6月10日, lot 1
價格：EUR 35,280（相當於今日EUR 37,900）
描述：明十六世紀銅觀世音菩薩坐像
專家評論：比較相近的尺寸 (31.2 厘米) 和外觀，品相較好，但雕刻較不精緻。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比, 14 May 2014, lot 145
價格：GBP 37,500 （相當於今日EUR 52,300）
描述：十六至十七世紀明代觀音銅像
專家評論：相近的雕刻和外型，品相較好，沒有底座，以及尺寸稍大 (32.5 厘米)。
China, 1368-1644. Seated in dhyanasana atop a double lotus base with beaded edges. The divinity is richly adorned in pendent beaded jewelry, a shawl draped around the shoulders and billowing around the arms with the scarf ends falling across the base, the hands holding lotus stems coming to full bloom at the shoulder. The face with a serene expression marked by heavy-lidded eyes and full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by long pendulous lobes with floral earrings.
Provenance: Old Viennese private collection, built over several generations between 1910 and 1975, thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Wear and casting flaws, losses to crown and lotus blooms, smaller losses to lower body and base, signs of heat exposure, ancient fills, minor dents, nicks, and scratches.
Weight: 3,662 g
Dimensions: Height 31 cm
The neatly incised hair elegantly falling in strands over the shoulders and pulled up into a high chignon behind the foliate tiara.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 10 June 2021, lot 1
Price: EUR 35,280 or approx. EUR 37,900 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Ming dynasty, 16th century
Expert remarks: Note the closely related size (31.2 cm) and appearance of the figure, whereas the bronze is in better condition, but lacks some of the detailed incision work of the present lot
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 14 May 2014, lot 145
Price: GBP 37,500 or approx. EUR 52,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
Expert remarks: Note the closely related incision work and appearance of the figure, whereas the bronze is in better condition and lacks a base, thus is slightly larger than the present figure (32.5 cm).
明代青銅觀音坐蓮像
中國，1368-1644年。觀音菩薩頭戴寶冠，兩耳下垂，雙目閉合，修眉朗目，面貌寧靜慈詳，結跏趺坐在蓮花座上，右手置於右膝之上，左手下臂自然上舉，中指與拇指輕拈，雙手臂上纏繞著蓮花莖，花朵靠在肩部，身形刻劃自然寫實。袒上身，瓔珞、臂釧雕飾精美。腰束長裙，衣褶折疊流暢。覆蓮瓣，蓮座高大華麗。
來源：維也納私人老收藏，在1910 年與1975年期間，經過幾代人的共同努力建立，在同一家族保存至今。
品相：磨損和鑄造缺陷、冠部和蓮花部位有缺損，下部和底部缺損較小，熱暴露的跡象，舊時填充物、輕微的凹痕、刻痕和劃痕。
重量：3,662 克
尺寸：高31 厘米
頭髮線條流暢，優雅地披散在肩上，在葉狀冠後面拉成一個高髻。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2021年6月10日, lot 1
價格：EUR 35,280（相當於今日EUR 37,900）
描述：明十六世紀銅觀世音菩薩坐像
專家評論：比較相近的尺寸 (31.2 厘米) 和外觀，品相較好，但雕刻較不精緻。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比, 14 May 2014, lot 145
價格：GBP 37,500 （相當於今日EUR 52,300）
描述：十六至十七世紀明代觀音銅像
專家評論：相近的雕刻和外型，品相較好，沒有底座，以及尺寸稍大 (32.5 厘米)。
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