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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, 18TH CENTURY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, 18TH CENTURY

China. Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus pedestal with meticulously beaded rim, the hands held in dharmachakra mudra. He is wearing monastic robes with richly decorated hems and skillfully carved folds elegantly gathering below the chest and at his feet. The face is well modeled with sinuously lidded eyes and bow-shaped smiling lips, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. His hair is arranged in tight spikes over the high ushnisha topped by a golden jewel.

Provenance: From a private collection in Vienna, Austria. The interior with an old label inscribed with an inventory number, ‘3’.
Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, casting irregularities, rubbing to gilt, nicks, and surface scratches. The interior with rolled up sections of a manuscript. The base unsealed.

Weight: 1,154.7 g
Dimensions: Height 16.1 cm

Expert’s note: The figure is meticulously inlaid with minuscule gilt copper plaques in rectangular and circular shapes, often referred to as casting patches, with notable placements on the shoulder, arm, and back. These plaques may have once served a ritual purpose and are frequently observed in Buddhist sculptures.

The bronze depicts Buddha at the moment of his first sermon after enlightenment given at Mrigadava, the deer park at Sarnath, where he set in motion the Wheel of Dharma. The episode is personified in the dharmachakra hand gestures, showing the Buddha Shakyamuni with his hands in the gesture of turning the Buddhist Wheel of Law and expounding the dharma. His pursed lips and angular features are idiomatic of Buddhist bronzes produced under the Qing dynasty, particularly in the 18th century. Similarly, his robe is given much attention, pronounced in relatively high-relief from his body with a double lining over the left shoulder and chasing along the hems with flower-heads.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 14 May 2019, lot 119
Price: GBP 8,125 or approx. EUR 13,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, modeling, and manner of casting with similar gilding, expression, base, incision work, and size (16.5 cm).

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拍品估价:2,000 - 4,000 欧元 起拍价格:2,000 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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