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A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, EARLY AYUTTHAYA KINGDOM
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, EARLY AYUTTHAYA KINGDOM

Thailand, 15th-16th century. Superbly cast, the masterfully modeled face with a serene expression, heavy-lidded eyes, and long sinuously arched brows, an aquiline nose, and full lips forming a calm smile, all detailed with elegantly curved and sharply cut lines, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in tight spikes over the domed ushnisha.

Provenance: From the private collection of Fritz & Lucy Jewett, San Francisco, California. Lucille ‘Lucy’ McIntyre Jewett (1929-2023) and her husband George Frederick ‘Fritz’ Jewett (1927-2008), a timber industry scion and executive, were well-known philanthropists and dedicated patrons of art. After Fritz’s retirement from the Potlatch Corporation, he became Chairman of the Board of the Asian Art Commission in 1967 and helped to establish San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. The Jewetts were known not only for their lavish San Francisco home in Pacific Heights where they invited politicians and dignitaries from around the world, including George H.W. and English royal consort Prince Philip, but also for their support of the San Francisco Ballet, and their involvement in the sailing world. The couple travelled extensively and collected wide range of art, initially Asian art before branching out into Impressionists and regional artists. Their vast collection included blue and white Chinese porcelains, Chinese Export porcelains, netsuke, lacquer wares, and silverware among many other treasures.
Condition: Good condition, nicks, scratches, small losses, remnants of lacquer and gilt, old fills, touchups, casting flaws, and soil encrustation.

Weight: 7.3 kg (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 28 cm (excl. base), 39 cm (incl. base)

Mounted to a modern base. (2)

During the 14th through 16th centuries, Thailand's Ayutthaya kingdom became one of the most powerful forces on mainland Southeast Asia. Continuing the artistic trajectory set forth under the Sukhothai, the Theravada polity sponsored the production of Buddha images fashioned in a new distinct style. The faces display a curvilinear contour with the hairline lower towards the sinuous brow line accentuated by elongated ears flared at upper and lower tips. The eyes, extending evenly across the width of the face, are three-quarters closed to endow the figure with a sense of serenity that is at once inwardly directed and also engaged with the world.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 September 1999, lot 260
Price: USD 14,950 or approx. EUR 26,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze head of Buddha, Thailand, Ayuthia, 15th/16th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of casting with similar high forehead and sharply cut features, ears, and hair. Note the strong wear and considerable losses, as well as the size (38 cm).

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