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THE CONCEPTION AND BIRTH OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA, 2ND-3RD CENTURY
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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THE CONCEPTION AND BIRTH OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA, 2ND-3RD CENTURYA reddish-gray schist gable. Ancient region of Gandhara, Kushan period. Deeply and intricately carved, two narrative scenes are separated by a double-lotus trim and topped by a large flower head, one side with a geometric trim, all supported on tall columns.The upper register shows Queen Maya fast asleep in her bed chamber, her head raised on a high pillow, flanked by several female attendants and guards carrying spears, each with a serene disposition and comely expression; from a circular slab above, the Bodhisattva descending in the form of an elephant is seen.The lower register depicts the birth of Gautama Buddha from the side of his mother, Queen Maya, in the grove at Lumbini. She is shown reaching up to break a bough with her right hand, similar in pose to a Salabhanjika Yakshi, while her left arm passes around the shoulder of her sister, Mahaprajapati, who stretches out a comforting hand resting on Maya's belly. The god Indra, attending the birth, stands to Maya's right, delivering the baby. The other figures represent female attendants and bodhisattvas.Provenance: R. M. Collection, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium, acquired between 1979 and 2009, thence by descent to his wife Marie-Anne Lefevre in 2023.Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, minor losses, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, few structural fissures, small chips, nicks, scratches.Weight: 34.9 kg (incl. stand)Dimensions: Height 62 cm (excl. stand), 63 cm (incl. stand)With a modern metal stand. (2)The panel is masterfully carved in deep, layered relief, combining two sequential episodes: Queen Maya's Dream and the Birth of the Buddha. The upper scene illustrates Maya's dream. According to Buddhist texts, before the Buddha's birth, his mother, Maya Devi, dreamed of a white elephant entering her womb. In sculpture, this vision is rendered by showing the queen asleep on a couch with the elephant hovering above her. The lower scene depicts the Buddha's birth. Queen Maya stands beneath the canopy of a Sala tree, symbolizing the Lumbini Forest where the event occurs. She reaches up to break a bough with her right hand, as the future Buddha emerges from her side. The god Indra receives the infant, while behind him Brahma approaches in a reverential manner. For panels depicting the same narratives, see the Birth of Buddha in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number IM.109-1927, and Maya's Dream in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number B64S5.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related Gandharan gray schist gable with Sumati prostrating before the Buddha Dipankara, dated to 2nd-3rd century, 48.3 cm high, in the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 2021.247. Compare a related larger Gandharan gray schist stupa gable, dated 2nd century BC-3rd century AD, 80.6 cm high, in the National Gallery of Australia, accession number 89.345.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 20 March 2012, lot 8Price: USD 242,500 or approx. EUR 292,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A gray schist relief with the Great Departure, Gandhara, 2nd-3rd centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving. Note the size (46.3 cm).

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