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A PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHA, JIN DYNASTY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHA, JIN DYNASTY

Expert opinion: Portraits of the Buddha that subscribe to a regulated, highly idealized formula of features are rather antithetical to Buddha's teaching. Seen in this context, it may be somewhat unusual that this icon has a nose characteristic of men of high cast Indian lineage. Nevertheless, it is known that some of the earlier Chinese statues of Buddha attempt to depict a more humanized image of the historic Prince Siddhartha.

China, 1115-1234. Seated in dhyanasana, the hands in shuni mudra, dressed in a loose robe open at the chest and falling over the feet in pleaded folds. The face with a contemplative expression, gentle smile, downcast eyes below arched eyebrows centered by an urna, framed by long pendulous ears, and the hair in tight curls. The body and robes covered in white, green, black, and red pigments.

Provenance: A private estate in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Midori Gallery, Miami, Florida, acquired from the above. The Midori Gallery was opened by Sachi Wagner and her husband in 1971 and has been a celebrated source of antique Asian cultural artifacts for over half a century. In the beginning it was used as a bookstore specializing in East Asian culture, art, and philosophy, but slowly developed into an antique shop focusing on Far Eastern works of art. Sachi Wagner is an authority in Asian antiques with more than 50 years of experience, specializing in China and Japan with elements of Korea, Tibet, India, and Southeast Asia. She has garnered a premier collection of paintings and screens, textiles, porcelain and archaic ceramics, sculpture, furniture, netsuke, folk art, and other artifacts.
Condition: Fine condition commensurate with age. Showing extensive old wear, weathering and erosion, as well as natural imperfections including expected age cracks and insect activity. Nicks, scratches, losses, few old repairs and touchups. Several layers of ancient pigments with extensive crackling, rubbing, flaking and fading. Like most ancient wood statues, it is unclear how many layers of pigment and lacquer have been applied over the centuries, which parts of the wooden structures have been replaced, and when these changes occurred.

Weight: 17.3 kg
Dimensions: Height 80 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related painted wood figure of Buddha, 64 cm high, dated to the Jin dynasty, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 32.148. Note the similarity of the facial characteristics, especially the nose (see expert opinon above).

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