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Auction archive: Lot number 929

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA

Images of Devotion
7 Oct 2019
Estimate
HK$240,000 - HK$280,000
ca. US$30,595 - US$35,694
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 929

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA

Images of Devotion
7 Oct 2019
Estimate
HK$240,000 - HK$280,000
ca. US$30,595 - US$35,694
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA YUAN PERIOD (1279-1368) Himalayan Art Resources item no.16712 16 cm (6 1/4 in.) high Fußnoten In the later part of the 13th century, a new sculptural style emerged in China as the Yuan court officialized Tibetan Buddhism and summoned the Newari master craftsman Aniko (1245-1306) to its capital for imperial projects. The resulting Buddhist images produced under Mongol rule combined artistic traditions of Nepal, Tibet, and China. The present example's swollen tear-drop lotus petals that are widely spaced along the base, for instance, are common to Yuan bronzes and show a strong Newari influence, as seen in a Buddha sold at Koller, Zurich, 30 May 1981, lot 61. A bronze figure of Manjushri bearing a dedicatory inscription from the ninth year of the Dade reign (1305) underpins this stylistic analysis forms the basis of this comparison and association (see Bigler, Before Yongle, New York, 2015, pp.10-1, fig.3). For further discussion and other related examples, see ibid., pp.18-25, 44-7, 74-9, 84-7, 112-3, nos.1,2,7,17,19,26; and Sotheby's, New York, 17 March 2015, lot 1025. Here, Buddha's distinctive mouth – being close to the nose and with a wide, tight-lipped smile – is reminiscent of another Yuan-period Manjushri that has been associated with the imperial workshops at Dadu, the Great Capital (see ibid., pp.74-9, no.17). For correlating Nepalese bronzes showing a similar degree of wear, see Christie's, New York, 12 September 2012, lot 549 and Sotheby's, New York, 17 June 1993, lot 289. Provenance Private French Collection, acquired in Paris, 1990s 銅鎏金佛陀像 元(1279-1368年) 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網16712號 高16釐米(6 1/4英吋) 240,000-280,000港幣 十三世紀下半葉,隨著元朝宮廷極力推崇藏傳佛教並將紐瓦爾匠師阿尼哥(1245-1306年)召入大都以參與宮廷佛教藝術製作,一種新的造像風格在中原應運而生。這種蒙古統治下誕生的佛教造像融合了尼泊爾、西藏與中原地區的藝術風格。 本尊造像的蓮瓣呈淚滴狀,片片寬大而飽滿,在蓮座上稀疏排列,在受紐瓦爾風格影響的元朝造像中十分普遍,可參考一尊闊樂拍賣(Koller)於1981年售出之佛像(蘇黎世,1981年5月30日,拍品61)。一尊帶有「大德九年」(即1305年)款的文殊菩薩銅像可佐證此種風格分析,為上述討論提供基礎(見Bigler,《Before Yongle》,紐約,2015年,頁10-1,圖3)。其他討論與例證可參考《Before Yongle》中頁18-25,44-7,74-9,84-7及112-3,編號1,2,7,17,19及26,以及蘇富比,紐約,2015年3月17日,拍品1025。本尊造像中佛陀的嘴形與眾不同,不僅靠近鼻子,且雙唇緊閉、嘴角拉長,呈微笑狀,使人不由想起另一尊與元大都宮廷造辦處相關之文殊菩薩銅像(同上,頁74-9,編號17)。 尼泊爾造像中有很多與本拍品表面磨損和撕金程度相似之例,可參考佳士得,紐約,2012年9月12日,拍品549,以及蘇富比,紐約,1993年6月17日,拍品289。 來源 法國私人珍藏,1990年代購於巴黎

Auction archive: Lot number 929
Auction:
Datum:
7 Oct 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Hong Kong, Admiralty Suite 2001, One Pacific Place 88 Queensway, Admiralty Hong Kong Tel: +852 2918 4321 Fax : +852 2918 4320 hongkong@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA YUAN PERIOD (1279-1368) Himalayan Art Resources item no.16712 16 cm (6 1/4 in.) high Fußnoten In the later part of the 13th century, a new sculptural style emerged in China as the Yuan court officialized Tibetan Buddhism and summoned the Newari master craftsman Aniko (1245-1306) to its capital for imperial projects. The resulting Buddhist images produced under Mongol rule combined artistic traditions of Nepal, Tibet, and China. The present example's swollen tear-drop lotus petals that are widely spaced along the base, for instance, are common to Yuan bronzes and show a strong Newari influence, as seen in a Buddha sold at Koller, Zurich, 30 May 1981, lot 61. A bronze figure of Manjushri bearing a dedicatory inscription from the ninth year of the Dade reign (1305) underpins this stylistic analysis forms the basis of this comparison and association (see Bigler, Before Yongle, New York, 2015, pp.10-1, fig.3). For further discussion and other related examples, see ibid., pp.18-25, 44-7, 74-9, 84-7, 112-3, nos.1,2,7,17,19,26; and Sotheby's, New York, 17 March 2015, lot 1025. Here, Buddha's distinctive mouth – being close to the nose and with a wide, tight-lipped smile – is reminiscent of another Yuan-period Manjushri that has been associated with the imperial workshops at Dadu, the Great Capital (see ibid., pp.74-9, no.17). For correlating Nepalese bronzes showing a similar degree of wear, see Christie's, New York, 12 September 2012, lot 549 and Sotheby's, New York, 17 June 1993, lot 289. Provenance Private French Collection, acquired in Paris, 1990s 銅鎏金佛陀像 元(1279-1368年) 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網16712號 高16釐米(6 1/4英吋) 240,000-280,000港幣 十三世紀下半葉,隨著元朝宮廷極力推崇藏傳佛教並將紐瓦爾匠師阿尼哥(1245-1306年)召入大都以參與宮廷佛教藝術製作,一種新的造像風格在中原應運而生。這種蒙古統治下誕生的佛教造像融合了尼泊爾、西藏與中原地區的藝術風格。 本尊造像的蓮瓣呈淚滴狀,片片寬大而飽滿,在蓮座上稀疏排列,在受紐瓦爾風格影響的元朝造像中十分普遍,可參考一尊闊樂拍賣(Koller)於1981年售出之佛像(蘇黎世,1981年5月30日,拍品61)。一尊帶有「大德九年」(即1305年)款的文殊菩薩銅像可佐證此種風格分析,為上述討論提供基礎(見Bigler,《Before Yongle》,紐約,2015年,頁10-1,圖3)。其他討論與例證可參考《Before Yongle》中頁18-25,44-7,74-9,84-7及112-3,編號1,2,7,17,19及26,以及蘇富比,紐約,2015年3月17日,拍品1025。本尊造像中佛陀的嘴形與眾不同,不僅靠近鼻子,且雙唇緊閉、嘴角拉長,呈微笑狀,使人不由想起另一尊與元大都宮廷造辦處相關之文殊菩薩銅像(同上,頁74-9,編號17)。 尼泊爾造像中有很多與本拍品表面磨損和撕金程度相似之例,可參考佳士得,紐約,2012年9月12日,拍品549,以及蘇富比,紐約,1993年6月17日,拍品289。 來源 法國私人珍藏,1990年代購於巴黎

Auction archive: Lot number 929
Auction:
Datum:
7 Oct 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Hong Kong, Admiralty Suite 2001, One Pacific Place 88 Queensway, Admiralty Hong Kong Tel: +852 2918 4321 Fax : +852 2918 4320 hongkong@bonhams.com
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