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A MONUMENTAL (106 CM HIGH) BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, AYUTTHAYA STYLE
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A MONUMENTAL (106 CM HIGH) BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, AYUTTHAYA STYLE
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Thailand, Rattanakosin period, circa 19th to mid-20th century or a bit earlier. Superbly cast, the oval face with a serene expression, the heavy-lidded downcast eyes below arched brows converging on a narrow nose bridge. His bow-shaped lips forming a crescent smile, flanked by elongated concave ears, the hair tightly arranged in small snail-shell curls over the high ushnisha topped by a tall, separately cast flame finial.

Provenance: The Kienzle Family Collection, Stuttgart, Germany. Acquired between 1950 and 1985 by siblings Else (1912-2006), Reinhold (1917-2008), and Dr. Horst Kienzle (1924-2019), during their extensive travels in Asia. Subsequently inherited by Dr. Horst Kienzle and bequeathed to the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, Germany. Released through museum deaccession in 2024. The Kienzle siblings were avid travelers and passionate collectors of Asian and Islamic art. During their travels, the Kienzle’s sought out and explored temples, monasteries, and markets, always trying to find the best pieces wherever they went, investing large sums of money and forging lasting relationships to ensure they could acquire them. Their fervor and success in this pursuit is not only demonstrated by their collection but further recorded in correspondences between Horst Kienzle and several noted dignitaries, businesses and individuals in Nepal and Ladakh. Their collection had gained renown by the 1970s, but the Kienzle’s stopped acquiring new pieces around 1985. Almost thirty years later, the collection was moved to the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, opened by Peter Hardt in 2014. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter Hardt and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Condition:Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities including casting fissures. Few nicks, light surface scratches, remnants of pigments. A fine, naturally-grown, dark patina and areas of malachite encrustations.

Weight: 33.6 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 106 cm (excl. stand), 126 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted on an associated metal stand. (2)

Thailand's Ayutthaya kingdom was one of the most powerful forces in mainland Southeast Asia between the 14th and 18th centuries. Continuing the artistic trajectory set forth under the Sukhothai, the Theravada polity sponsored the production of Buddha images fashioned in a new distinct style. The faces display a curvilinear contour with the hairline lower, towards the sinuous browline, accentuated by elongated ears flared at upper and lower tips. The eyes, extending evenly across the width of the face, are three-quarters closed to endow the figure with a sense of serenity that is at once inwardly directed and also engaged with the world.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 24 May 2006, lot 703
Price: EUR 15,600 or approx. EUR 24,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Thai, Ayutthaya style, bronze head of Buddha Sakyamuni, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of casting with similar features and expression. Note the much smaller size (67 cm).

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