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A GILT-BRONZE OF GUANYIN SEATED ON A CIRCULAR LOTUS STAND, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
奥地利
04月10日 下午5点 开拍
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China. Finely cast seated in dhyanasana, holding a willow stem in the raised right hand and a cup in the left, with a serene expression and downcast eyes. Her finely detailed hair is surmounted by the Amithaba Buddha on a throne and covered by a cowl, the robe is tied in a sash at the waist and open at the chest to reveal a tasseled jeweled necklace. The hems of the robe are intricately incised with floral hems and the cowl is decorated with scrolling clouds.The separate bronze pedestal stand is cast with rows of lotus leaves supported on a hexagonal base cast with crashing waves from which emerges the columnar support.Provenance: Old European private collection. The Property of a Lady in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above. Condition: Good condition with expected wear, casting irregularities, small nicks, light scratches, rubbing and minor losses to gilt, the column joint with soldering marks, a tiny loss to the lower side of the lotus, and remnants of pigment. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown, dark patina.Weight: 5.3 kg Dimensions: Height 41.5 cm (total), 24 cm (the figure), 17.8 cm (the stand)This figure of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara portrays the deity in a Sinicized form, with feminine features and a cowl draped over the tall chignon. This form began to emerge during the mid to late Ming dynasty, and is still the form of Avalokiteshvara popular in East Asia today, where the deity is known as Guanyin. The bodhisattva holds a lotus, which is a symbol of purity, as the lotus grows in the depths of muddy waters, yet is able to emerge clean and pure. The lotus also serves as the bodhisattva's throne, bearing the deity aloft above the seas of samsara, the cycle of birth and rebirth, known in Chinese as the 'bitter sea' in which sentient beings trapped in the cycle are born and reborn, again and again. In the present lot, sentient beings are represented by the horse, pig and other marine creatures, whose only salvation is the mercy and compassion of Guanyin.Buddhist gilt-bronze figures were produced almost from the beginning when Buddhism was embraced by various courts of China's division after the Han dynasty. Until the Tang dynasty, however, they remained very small. One of the earliest developments away from small votive images took place in the Khitan Liao dynasty, when statues not only became bigger but also developed stylistically towards a more sculptural aesthetic. During the early Ming period the court took complete control of their production, and a distinct classic style was devised that would determine the design of all future Buddhist gilt-bronze images, including the present lot.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related gilt-bronze figure of a Seated Avalokiteshvara and Child, dated to the Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Recently Acquired Gilt Bronze Buddhist Images, 1996, no. 23. Compare a closely related larger gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, dated by inscription to 1660, 107 cm high, at Sotheby's Hong Kong, Gods and Beasts - Gilt Bronzes from the Speelman Collection, 8 April 2014, lot 88.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams London, 8 November 2012, lot 272Price: GBP 27,500 or approx. EUR 52,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin, Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the serene expression, the hair and cowl, as well as the size of the figure (27 cm). Note the missing base.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams London, 16 May 2024, lot 57Price: GBP 63,900 or approx. EUR 77,500 converted for inflation at the time of writing: A gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin and a stand, 17th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of casting with similar pose, expression, hair, and cowl. Note the related size of figure (29 cm) and stand (17.5 cm).

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