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A GRAY SCHIST FIGURE OF MAITREYA, ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD CENTURY
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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Finely carved, the Buddha of the Future seated on a textile covered throne flanked by lions, the right hand in abhaya mudra and the other hand would have held the elixir of life contained within the kundika acutely modeled in the shape of a downturned lotus bud, wearing a sanghati pooling elegantly in U-shaped folds above his feet and spilling over the edge of the base.The deity is adorned with various necklaces and talismanic amulets, his mustachioed face with aquiline nose and steadfast gaze from heavy-lidded eyes, flanked by pendent earrings, his wavy curls pulled up into a chignon adorned by a floral beaded headband and backed by a mandorla.With a broad muscular torso, strong hand, and ornate stylized folds, this sculpture exhibits the power and authority of Maitreya, believed to reside in Tushita heaven until the time comes when Shakyamuni is no longer remembered and the future Buddha will need to be reborn.Provenance: Collection of Yvette Starck, Luxembourg, and thence by descent to Jacques Grosbusch, Luxembourg. A copy of a provenance statement, written and signed by Jacques Grosbusch, dated 31 May 2025, and confirming the above, accompanies this lot. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, obvious losses, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, few structural fissures, small chips, nicks, the right arm and a section of the mandorla with old repairs.Weight: 59.1 kgDimensions: Height 70 cmThe present lot represents the rise in popularity of the worship of Maitreya at Gandhara and further afield. He is identified here by the remarkably detailed water vessel (kundika). The most elaborate of these vessels, in connection with Gandharan reliquaries, mimic the bulbous shapes of lotuses or fruits. As Mahayana Buddhism spread from Gandhara to China, images of Maitreya became the focal point of a widespread cult, the idea of a messianic savior appealing to many living under the chaotic political climate and civil unrest of the Six Dynasties Period following the collapse of the Western Han Dynasty in the beginning of the 3rd century - the time around which this sculpture was made. The link between the art of Gandhara and early Buddha images in China is clearly demonstrated through a comparison of the facial features and robes between the present lot and a gilt bronze Buddha held in the Harvard Art Museums (1943.53.80.A) believed to be the earliest devotional Buddhist image made in China.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related schist figure of Maitreya seated on a similar throne flanked by lions, 50.8 cm high, dated 2nd-3rd century, in the British Museum, registration number 1899,0715.4.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 23 March 2022, lot 448Price: USD 100,800 or approx. EUR 97,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A large grey schist figure of seated Maitreya, Ancient Region of Gandhara, 3rd-4th century CEExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of carving, and subject, with similar pose, flattened pleats, kundika, and jewelry. Note the size (77.5 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 21 March 2012, lot 731Price: USD 74,500 or approx. EUR 89,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A gray schist figure of a bodhisattva, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of carving, and subject, with similar pose, flattened pleats, kundika, and jewelry. Note the size (75.6 cm).

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