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A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, LAN NA STYLE
奥地利
06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, LAN NA STYLE

Northern Thailand, 15th-16th century or later. Finely cast, seated in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal with a beaded edge, holding his right hand in in bhumisparsha mudra and his left in dhyana mudra, the left above his lap, wearing monastic robes draped over his left shoulder, culminating in a fishtail hem, and gathering in folds at the top of the base, his serene face with downcast eyes and full lips forming a calm smile. His hair arranged in large snail-shell curls over the domed ushnisha topped by a jewel.

Provenance: London trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. The surface has been professionally cleaned and conserved. Minor weathering, some corrosion, and tiny touchups to the patina, which is otherwise naturally grown and showing vibrant malachite encrustations to the interior.

Weight: 3,990 g
Dimensions: Height 31.2 cm

Ceasing to represent the Buddha in a Khmer manner by the 13th century, the emergent Thai kingdoms of Sukhothai and Lan Na developed their own emblematic Buddha images. Coded within the present figure is an intriguing multiculturalism, with a physique and iconography drawn from Indian Gupta and Pala prototypes as they filtered through Pagan and Sri Lanka.

The sculpture is a classic example of the Lan Na kingdom's Phra Singh type of Buddha image. It characteristically depicts Buddha seated in 'double lotus' posture, extending his right hand to claim victory over Mara's last attempts to entrap him. Other defining features include the jewel finial above the ushnisha, the large hair curls, the robe in 'open mode', and a monastic shawl draped high over the left shoulder.

The sculpture exhibits a touch of Sukhothai styling in the high-arched eyebrows and the shawl's 'fishtail' pleat. Two eminent 14th-century Phra Singh Buddhas blending elements of Lan Na and Sukhothai styles are discussed in Stratton, Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand, Chicago, 2004, pp. 171-2, figs. 7.15 and 7.18. Stratton also publishes further examples closely related to the present sculpture (with similar bases), spanning the mid-15th to early-16th centuries (ibid., p.178, figs. 7.51 and 7.53).

Museum comparison:
Compare a closely related bronze figure of Buddha, 27 cm high, dated to the first half of the 16th century, in the State Hermitage Museum, accession number ИС-14.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams, New York, 19 March 2019, lot 876
Price: USD 10,075 or approx. EUR 11,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper alloy figure of Buddha, Northern Thailand, Lan Na period, 15th-early 16th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of casting with similar pose, hexagonal base, and size (30.7 cm).

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拍品估价:500 - 1,000 欧元 起拍价格:500 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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