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A RARE AND LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA, SRIVIJAYA KINGDOM, 8TH-9TH CENTURY
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A RARE AND LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA, SRIVIJAYA KINGDOM, 8TH-9TH CENTURY

Scientific Analysis Report: A physical-chemical study of the present lot has been performed by Adamantio srl, an Academic Spin-Off of the University of Turin, based on two samples taken on 1 February 2023, using electron microscope images and SEM scanning coupled with EDSa microprobe analyses, with the result consistent with the dating above. A copy of the detailed technical report, dated 6 March 2023, no. 02/2023, accompanies this lot.

Indonesia, Sumatra. Finely cast standing in a slight tribhanga, the lowered left hand clasped around the stem of a lotus, the right hand held in varada mudra, dressed in a simple long sarong secured by knotted belt, his serene face with almond-shaped eyes and full lips flanked by long pendulous lobes, the hair arranged in a tall jatamukuta with towering locks centered by a diminutive figure of Amitabha Buddha.

Provenance: An English private collection. John Eskenazi, London, United Kingdom, acquired from the above. Thereafter with Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer Asian Art, London, United Kingdom. A European private collection, acquired from the above. John Eskenazi is one of the most internationally respected dealers in Indian, Gandharan, Himalayan and South-east Asian works of art. He is also a specialist in collectors' carpets and textiles. The Eskenazi name has been associated with Oriental art since 1925. John Eskenazi joined his father's business in Milan in 1977 after studying History of Art, and stage design. In the mid-1990s he further developed the company, opening a gallery in Old Bond Street, London where his reputation as a leading expert in Asian Art was consolidated. In 1997 he was instrumental in co-founding Asian Art in London and in 2004, London Sculpture Week. He has also been a prominent exhibitor at The International Asian Art Fair in New York and at TEFAF Maastricht. He is also a founder partner of The Art Newspaper. John Eskenazi continues to expand his internationally recognized expertise and scholarship in Asian art and culture, through extensive travel, study and research.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Minor wear, casting irregularities, signs of weathering and erosion, minor nicks, and obvious losses. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown patina with vibrant malachite encrustations.

Weight: 2,325 g (excl. stand), 2,945 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 31.5 cm (excl. stand), 33.5 cm (incl. stand)

With an associated modern base. (2)

Srivijaya was a Buddhist thalassocrat empire based on the island of Sumatra (in modern-day Indonesia), which influenced much of Southeast Asia and was an important center for the expansion of Buddhism from the 7th to the 12th century AD. It also was the first unified kingdom to dominate much of the Malay Archipelago. Due to its location, the powerful state over time developed more and more complex technology utilizing maritime resources. The rise of the Srivijayan Empire was therefore also parallel to the end of the Malay seafaring period.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related bronze figure of Maitreya, discovered in Komering, Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, dated 9th-10th century, in the collection of the National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta, inventory number 6025. Compare a related bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, dated 7th-8th century, 17 cm high, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number IS.139-1999. Compare a related bronze figure of a standing deity, dated 8th-9th century, 21.6 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 65.146.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Zacke, Vienna, 11 April 2024, lot 204
Price: EUR 40,040 or approx. EUR 41,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare bronze figure of Maitreya, Srivijaya, 7th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and similar expression, sarong, and hairstyle. Note the size (39 cm).

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