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A GILT-LACQUERED GRAY SCHIST HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA, ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD-4TH CENTURY
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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Expert's note: While it is reasonable to assume that many schist figures were originally polychromed, or in some cases gilt, following Greco-Roman prototypes, only few examples remain. In the present lot, the bodhisattva head retains much of its original gilding. Compare a related parcel-gilt and polychromed schist figure of the Buddha, 51 cm high, at Christie's New York, 12 September 2012, lot 522, sold for USD 1,482,500. Much like the Buddha in this example, the present lot was never part of a free-standing statue, but rather is a fragment of a large and prominent temple relief, as becomes obvious when viewing the backside. It also shows close stylistic affinities with early stucco productions from Gandharan sites at Taxila. The sensitive modeling has an expressive quality that is not seen often in the more formal stone images from this period.Finely carved, the serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes, elegantly arched brows centered by a raised circular urna, full lips, and a wavy mustache, flanked by leogryph earrings, the head adorned with an elaborate knotted and richly bejeweled turban fronted by a pear-shaped crest.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: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, obvious losses, expected flaking and losses to gilt, chips, nicks, scratches, structural fissures, signs of weathering and erosion, and encrustations. Some of the gilt may have been renewed over time. Overall the sculpture shows a fine, naturally grown patina.Weight: 13.6 kg (incl. stand) Dimensions: Height 32 cm (excl. stand), 42 cm (incl. stand)With a modern metal stand. (2)This attractive image of a bodhisattva is remarkable for its serene countenance, imbued with a contemplative and deeply spiritual expression. The elaborate, bejeweled turban forms part of the rich suite of aristocratic ornaments (bodhisattvabhara?a), signifying both the deity's divine identity and the material and spiritual abundance accessible to lay devotees. Carved in schist and originally enlivened with gilding, the headgear would have gleamed with a luminous presence. As Francine Tissot has observed (Gandhara, Paris 1985, pp. 212-215), such turbans likely drew inspiration from prototypes that combined repoussé metal caps with textile wrappings; here, the application of gilding to stone would have evoked the metallic sheen of those originals while intensifying the sculpture's sacred radiance.This head exemplifies the noble qualities befitting a North Indian prince, as demonstrated by his crisp, wavy mustache, protruding jawline, arching brow, and introspective gaze. Because of a lack of additional attributes that might otherwise designate the sculpture's identity, many of these heads are simply referred to as bodhisattvas. This type of turban was not restricted to any single bodhisattva and was used by Gandharan artists to portray a number of individuals including the bodhisattva Maitreya. The leogryph earrings seen on the present head are similarly a common feature of Gandharan depictions of bodhisattvas like Maitreya, one that exemplifies the wide range of influences on Gandharan art, such as the hybrid lion-eagle creatures popular in Persian art motifs and the centaurs of Greek mythology.Literature comparison:Compare a related Gandharan schist head of a Bodhisattva, dated late 2nd-3rd century, 23 cm high, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number IM.4-1919.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 27 November 2024, lot 1033Price: HKD 829,500 or approx. EUR 92,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A grey schist head of a bodhisattva, Ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd-4th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of carving, and subject, with a similar pear-shaped crest on the turban. Note the smaller size (25 cm) and lack of gilt. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's Paris, 7 June 2011, lot 362Price: EUR 61,000 or approx. EUR 77,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A rare grey schist bust of a Bodhisattva, Gandhara region, 2nd-3rd centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of carving, and subject, with a similar crest on the turban. Note the larger size (45 cm) and state of preservation, as well as the lack of gilt.

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