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A LARGE AND IMPORTANT BRONZE BUST OF AVALOKITESHVARA, SRIVIJAYA, 8TH-10TH CENTURY
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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A LARGE AND IMPORTANT BRONZE BUST OF AVALOKITESHVARA, SRIVIJAYA, 8TH-10TH CENTURYSouthern Sumatra and Malay Peninsula. Exquisitely modeled, the rounded face with crisply delineated features such as downcast eyes, elegantly arched eyebrows centered by a raised circular urna, and bow-shaped lips forming a gentle smile, flanked by pendulous earlobes suspending circular earrings, the chest adorned with beaded and foliate necklaces, the hair falling over the back in rope-like tresses, the head surmounted by an elaborate, three tiered headdress detailed with circles, lozenges and floral emblems, centered at the upper section by a diminutive figure of Amitabha Buddha within a foliate niche. Provenance: From an important private collection in London, United Kingdom. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, obvious losses, signs of burial, traces of weathering, corrosion, one of the medallions in the hair has been recast in bronze, minor areas of restoration, casting irregularities. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown patina with vibrant malachite encrustation.Weight: 28 kg Dimensions: Height 61.5 cm (excl. stand), 76 cm (incl. stand)With a modern stand. (2)Of remarkable size, this exemplary casting of the Bodhisattva of Compassion was evidently an important commission. Stylistically, the figure bears a strong resemblance to Indian sculpture, both contemporaneous and earlier. The close cultural and artistic links between North India and Srivijaya during the 8th-10th centuries are well-documented and provide important context for this specific work. Maritime trade routes across the Bay of Bengal were not merely conduits for commerce but also for the transmission of religious thought, artistic motifs, and skilled artisans. Srivijaya, as a flourishing Buddhist hub, absorbed and reinterpreted these influences, creating works that retained the refinement of Indian prototypes while developing distinct regional characteristics.In this light, comparisons with related works are particularly revealing. A bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara from Bangladesh, dated to the 9th-10th century, is in the Mainamati Archaeological Museum, and illustrated by Vincent Lefèvre and Marie-Fran?oise Boussac (eds.), Art of the Ganges Delta. Masterpieces from Bangladeshi museums, Musée Guimet, Paris, 2007, no. 54. Likewise, echoes of the earlier Gupta period are visible, for example in the serene modeling of a terracotta bust of Vishnu from 5th-6th century Bangladesh, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 2000.82. These comparisons underscore how this bodhisattva embodies both the cosmopolitan exchanges of its time and the continuity of earlier Indian sculptural traditions, while also testifying to Srivijaya's pivotal role as a crossroads of Buddhist art and devotion.Literature comparison:Compare the famous related bronze torso of Avalokiteshvara, 63 cm high, dated 7th-8th century, discovered in 1905 in Chaiya District, southern Thailand, and now in the Bangkok National Museum. Compare a closely related Srivijaya copper alloy figure of Avalokiteshvara from Southern Thailand, dated late 8th-early 9th century, 76.7 cm high, in the National Museum, Bangkok, object number SV24, included in the seminal exhibition Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia, 5th to 8th Century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 14 April-27 July 2014, cat. no. 166.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

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