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A RARE STONE FIGURE OF A KNEELING HUMAN, EASTERN HAN DYNASTY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A RARE STONE FIGURE OF A KNEELING HUMAN, EASTERN HAN DYNASTY

Published: Regina Krahl, Collection Julius Eberhardt: Early Chinese Art, vol. 1, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 192-193, no. 112.

China, 2nd-early 3rd century AD. Boldly carved, the striking face with almond-shaped eyes below a straight ridged brow centered by a long nose, flanked by a pair of upright horn-like ears the right arm placed on the ear, the body with a smooth chest and scaly abdomen. the left extending to the side, as it precariously watches a scaly animal attempt to clamber atop its torso.

Provenance: The collection of Julius Eberhardt, Vienna, Austria, acquired in Hong Kong c. 1998 and thence by descent. Nagel, Stuttgart, 13 November 2013, lot 3046. A European private collection, acquired from the above. Julius Eberhardt (1936-2012) was an important Austrian architect and passionate collector of ancient Chinese art. He often bought from J. J. Lally in New York. In the 1990s, he built a private museum of Chinese works of art in central Vienna.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, commensurate with age. Obvious losses, encrustations, signs of wear and erosion, nicks, and scratches.

Dimensions: Size 53 x 19 cm

Expert’s note:
Han dynasty stone columns depicting mythical beings have been found especially in Shandong province, see Zheng, 'Barbarian Images', Orientations, June 1998, pp. 50-59, where related carvings from a late Eastern Han tomb at Baizhuang village, Linyi county, are illustrated with line drawings, p. 51, Fig. 2a-f.

The present figure once belonged to a column positioned before the entrance to a multi-chambered underground burial belonging to a high-ranking member of the Han dynasty. The various scenes of entertainment, parades, protective guardians and mythical figures formed part of an elaborate setting aimed at sustaining the tomb occupant in their afterlife. The ancestors in China were believed to be active participants to the life of their living offspring, which they could positively influence if provided with continuous nourishment and all the right necessities for their afterlife existence. A miniature universe was thus presented to the tomb occupant in the form of multi-chambered burials, constructed underground, which mimicked the large estate inhabited by the owner before death. These included parades of officials entering the gate, banqueting and hunting scenes, reception halls, musical scenes. Heavenly realms were also part of this elaborate settings and normally depicted in the form of spirits riding clouds, unusual birds and the four animals, symbolizing the four quadrants of the sky and earth; see J.Rawson, 'The Eternal Palaces of the Western Han: A New View of the Universe' in Artibus Asiae, vol.59, 1999, pp.5-58; see also Ibid., 'Creating Universes: Cultural Exchange as Seen in Tombs in Northern China Between the Han and Tang Periods', in Between Han and Tang. Cultural and Artistic Interactions in a Transformative period, Beijing, 2001, pp.113-152.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related tomb pillar in the British Museum. Compare a related stone figure of a kneeling man found at the Jinsha archeological site.

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