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† AN IMPORTANT VOLCANIC STONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, JAVA, 9TH-12TH CENTURY
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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? AN IMPORTANT VOLCANIC STONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, JAVA, 9TH-12TH CENTURY

Indonesia. Finely carved from andesite standing in samapada atop a double-lotus base, the hands of the deity held to the chest in dharmachakra-mudra, wearing a voluminous sanghati draped across his left shoulder and falling elegantly to the side. The serene face with sinuously lidded downcast eyes below gently arched brows centered by a raised urna, above a broad nose and full bow-shaped lips with a raised lower edge forming a benevolent smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes with pointed helices. The hair arranged in neatly incised snail-shell curls over the high ushnisha.

Provenance: The collection of Nik Douglas, acquired circa 2001, and thence by descent to his wife Christi Douglas, New York, United States. A private collection in New York, United States, acquired from the above in 2021. A copy of a provenance statement signed by Christi Douglas on 16 March 2021 and confirming the above accompanies this lot. Nicholas ‘Nik’ Douglas (1944-2012) was a renowned author, curator, and Asian art expert. Between 1966 and 1974, he traveled through South and Southeast Asia, visiting remote areas of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand, and Indonesia, building up his knowledge of the customs, beliefs and spiritual practices of Hindus and Buddhists. He researched Oriental medicine, alchemy, art, sculpture and mysticism, studying with Hindu yogis, Buddhist lamas, and doctors. The Buckingham Collection was built by Nik Douglas, his mother, and his grandfather as well as further collectors in the family. Part of the collection was exhibited in 2010 by The Tibet House, New York, The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana.
Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Wear, natural imperfections, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, cracks, losses, nicks, scratches.

Weight: 68.6 kg
Dimensions: Height 102 cm

A Buddha image of ineffable quiet and stillness has been carved from rough volcanic rock. The profile and dome of the head are broad, allowing for a round tapering of the forehead, cheeks, and chin that, once finished with a polish, produce an overall impression of smoothness, belying the porous nature of the stone, which has resisted over a millennium of weather exposure with a stunning ease. The sculptors working on the great stone monuments of 9th century Central Java produced some of the most beautifully proportioned Buddhist sculptures of any period or medium.

The present statue
is almost certainly from Borobudur or a related temple site, such as Sewu or Ngawen in Central Java. Built by the Shailendra dynasty around 825 CE, Borobudur is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments of all time, having one of the largest and most complete ensembles of Buddhist narrative relief panels in the world. Structured as a mandala of stacked platforms representing the three planes of existence in Mahayana cosmology (the world of desire, the world of forms, and the world of formlessness), Borobodur invites pilgrims circumambulating its didactic panels and sculpture to shuck the trappings of their perceived reality and realize their true inherent formlessness.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 March 2011, lot 267
Price: USD 50,000 or approx. EUR 64,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A volcanic stone stele of Shiva, Indonesia, Java, 11th-12th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and manner of carving. Note the different size (61.5 cm) and subject.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 11 December 2013, lot 357
Price: EUR 85,500 or approx. EUR 103,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare and important volcanic stone figure of Amoghasiddhi Buddha, Indonesia, Central Java, circa 9th century
Expert remark: Compare the related subject, modeling, and manner of carving. Note the size (107 cm).



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