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A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF A CROWNED BUDDHA, BAYON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF A CROWNED BUDDHA, BAYON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD

Khmer Empire, 12th-13th century. Finely cast standing in samapada, both hands raised, dressed in a sheer robe that hangs gracefully from his forearms, with a beaded pleat and tapering hems, adorned with bejeweled and floral-decorated belt and necklace. The serene face with almond-shaped eyes and full bow-shaped lips, flanked by elongated earlobes with large pendeloque earrings, the hair arranged in neat petal-like rows pulled up into a high conical chignon and secured with an ornate crown.

Provenance: From a private collection in Germany. An old label to the base inscribed ’11-13, J’.
Condition: Condition commensurate with age. Wear, casting irregularities, obvious losses including both hands, scattered nicks and scratches, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, and corrosion, remnants of adhesive. The bronze with a rich, smooth, naturally grown, dark patina. The wood base with wear, age cracks and splits, and flaking to gilt.

Weight: 2,599 g
Dimensions: Height 39.5 cm (excl. stand), 47 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted on a tiered and gilt hardwood base, probably oak, custom made in Germany during the last quarter of the 19th century. (2)

The image of the Buddha in royal attire, with both hands raised, appeared in late Khmer art around the mid-12th century. This unusual iconographic convention derived from Mon representations of the Buddha of the Dvaravati period (7th-10th centuries). The richly ornamental figure type finds its immediate precursor in the lintel reliefs of Pimai, a 12th-century provincial Khmer center in eastern Thailand. Crowned Buddhas of this type are associated with both Angkor (Bayon style) and the Buddhist art of Lopburi. The large size of the present lot makes this bronze extremely rare.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Khmer bronze figure of a standing Buddha, 39.4 cm high, dated 12th century, Angkor period, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 42.25.25.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Zacke, Vienna, 17 October 2024, lot 262
Price: EUR 5,200
Description: A large bronze figure of a crowned Buddha, Bayon style, Angkor period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, dark patina, subject, and size (39.4 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 31 October 2000, lot 164
Price: NLG 46,808 or approx. EUR 36,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare Khmer, Bayon style, bronze figure of Vishvakarman, 13th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, dark patina, and manner of casting. Note the different size (23 cm).

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拍品估价:700 - 1,400 欧元 起拍价格:700 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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