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A MAGNIFICENT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, EARLY SRIVIJAYA EMPIRE, SOUTHERN THAILAND, LATE 7TH TO 8TH
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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CENTURYExpert's note: The early Srivijaya Empire was a major center of Buddhist learning and practice. The Chinese monk Yijing, who visited Palembang in 671 CE, recorded the presence of more than a thousand monks devoted to the study of both Mahayana and Hinayana traditions. His account confirms Palembang's role as a vibrant hub of Buddhist scholarship and pilgrimage in the 7th century. By the 8th century, Srivijaya had extended its influence northward along the Malay Peninsula, establishing a presence at Ligor (present-day Nakhon Si Thammarat in southern Thailand). This expansion allowed Srivijaya to disseminate Buddhist teachings and institutions into the peninsula. Archaeological and inscriptional evidence from this period reveals that monasteries and Buddhist communities flourished, serving as both transit points for pilgrims en route to Nalanda in India and as local strongholds of Buddhist devotion fostered under Srivijayan patronage. In this cultural landscape, Buddhist sculptural traditions from Srivijaya in the south merged with the Mon-Dvaravati style of northern Thailand, and in some places with Khmer and Javanese influences, creating a distinctive regional idiom. The present bronze Buddha is an exceptional result of this confluence, embodying the refined elegance of Dvaravati form and the maritime cosmopolitanism of Srivijaya.Exquisitely modeled standing in samabhanga, his right hand raised in vitarka mudra and the left clutching the hem of his diaphanous sanghati that drapes across both shoulders, flaring downward in a gently undulating hemline, revealing the slender outlines of the body. The gently rounded face with a serene expression, heavy-lidded eyes below arched brows centered by a raised urna, above a broad nose and pursed lips forming a calm smile, the hair arranged in tight curls over the domed ushnisha. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown patina with malachite encrustations.Provenance: Alexander Goetz, Bali, Indonesia. Alexander Goetz is a noted German art expert and collector who specializes in Indonesian works of art. As a young man, he built and sailed wooden boats around the world, and eventually arrived in Bali in 1971. Within a year, he became involved in the local art scene and in 1975, he was sponsored by the Indonesian Institute of Science to do research on contemporary art in Bali. In 1990, Goetz and his family moved to London where he opened the eponymous gallery specializing in Southeast Asian art, with Indonesia as the main focus. Since 2015, Alexander Goetz has run Gallery 101, a dedicated art space in Kabupaten Badung, Bali. Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Expected wear, casting irregularities, small losses, signs of weathering and erosion, and encrustations. Weight: 10,756 g (incl. base)Dimensions: Height 42.5 cm (excl. base), 51.5 cm (incl. base)Mounted on an associated wood base. (2)The iconography of this Buddha was widespread in the late first millennium AD, favored in the Mon territories of Thailand [see fig. 1] and widely propagated in the Srivijaya regions of peninsular Thailand and Sumatra [figs. 2 & 3]. This aesthetic vocabulary, marked by a quiet spiritual introspection and fluid grace, was synthesized and reinterpreted in Central Java during the height of the Sailendra dynasty. Bronze Buddha images from Central Java, such as the present example, are celebrated for their harmonious proportions, smooth modeling, and understated spiritual presence. Rooted in Mon-Dvaravati prototypes and contemporaneous with Srivijayan devotional art, the style also draws upon influences from South Indian imagery [fig. 4], particularly in the treatment of the robe and facial features.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 17 March 2015, lot 29Price: USD 269,000 or approx. EUR 322,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A bronze figure of Buddha, Thailand, 8th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related subject and related modeling with similar expression, pose, gestures, and drapery. Note the size (36.1 cm).

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