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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A PENSIVE BODHISATTVA, GORYEO DYNASTY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A PENSIVE BODHISATTVA, GORYEO DYNASTY

Korea, circa 12th-13th century. Finely cast, seated in lalitasana on a cylindrical pedestal draped with a silken covering on a lotus-petal base, one hand resting on his ankle while he rests his head on his other hand in a pensive position. Wearing a diaphanous robe falling in folds around the ankles and secured at the waist, with an ornate necklace with a pendant tassel. His contemplative expression with almond-shaped eyes, a central urna, and bow-shaped lips, his head adorned with an ornate tiara.

Provenance: From the collection of Sven ?kesson, acquired in Korea between 1950 and 1958, and thence by descent in the family. Sven ?kesson (1902-1991) was a Swedish medical physician who worked at the Swedish Red Cross field hospital in Busan, Korea between 1950 and 1958, from 1952 as the hospital’s director. His printed writings are mainly about electrocardiography.
Condition: Very good condition with extensive wear, predominantly issuing from worship within the culture, some casting irregularities, small nicks, losses to the gilding, and an old fill to the back of the head. The bronze is covered in a dark, naturally grown patina with malachite encrustations along the interior.

Weight: 918.3 g
Dimensions: Height 19.8 cm

Images of the Pensive Bodhisattva became prevalent in East Asia between the fifth and eighth centuries. In Korea, the type emerged as an important Buddhist icon during the sixth and seventh centuries, particularly in the kingdoms of Baekje and Silla. The present figure shows this motif continued to be popular during the Goryeo dynasty. It is infused with a subtle yet palpable energy that is articulated in such details as the pliant and lifelike fingers on the right hand.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related earlier figure of a pensive Bodhisattva, 17.1 cm high, dated to the Three Kingdoms period, in the National Museum of Korea, accession number M265.Compare a related earlier figure of a pensive Bodhisattva, 22.5 cm high, dated to the 7th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2003.222. Compare also a group of related earlier figures, all dated 6th-7th century, Three Kingdoms period, illustrated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea, Korean Arts, Vol. 1, Painting and Sculpture, nos. 62-68.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 11 April 2024, lot 34
Price: EUR 23,400
Description: A gilt-bronze figure of the eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara Gwanseum, Goryeo Dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling, expression, and manner of casting with similarities in the gilt, alloy and corresponding patina. While this figure doesn’t emulate an earlier type, it does include a dating inscription that falls into the Three Kingdoms period. Furthermore, it comes from the same provenance as the present lot. Note the size (26.6 cm).

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