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A LIMESTONE FIGURE OF THE PENSIVE BODHISATTVA MAITREYA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY
奥地利
2025年10月16日 开拍
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Expert authentication: Dr. Chang Qing has authenticated this lot, identifying its iconographic and stylistic characteristics similar to Bodhisattva images found in Northern Qi dynasty. A notarized copy of Dr. Chang's expertise, dated 12 May 2015, in the State of New York, accompanies this lot. Dr. Chang holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Kansas and has held prestigious positions, including post-doctoral fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and senior research fellow at the Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institute. He has conducted extensive research in China, participating in archaeological excavations at various historical sites. Dr. Chang is the author of several influential works, including Compassionate Beings in Metal and Stone: Chinese Buddhist Sculptures from The Freer Gallery of Art (2016) and Light of the Buddha in the Desert: Essays on Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang from 5th-14th Centuries (2012). He is currently a professor at Arts College, Sichuan University.China, 550-577. Superbly carved, the bodhisattva seated on a lotus throne supported on a pedestal carved to the front with a sinuous dragon. The body draped in loose robes falling elegantly over the throne and adorned with fine jewelry. His right leg crossed over the left knee with the left hand resting on his foot, leaning forward with downcast eyes, the hair tied behind a tall headdress.Provenance: From a private collection in New York, United States.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, obvious losses, nicks, structural cracks, chips, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, and old repairs.Weight: 10,818 gDimensions: Height 48.5 cmThis sculpture of a bodhisattva represents the Buddha of the Future (Maitreya) while he was waiting to be reborn into the world as a Buddha. Here, Maitreya can be identified by his 'pensive pose', where he is shown with his legs crossed and the arms resting on his legs. This depiction of Maitreya was a popular subject of Buddhist art and spread from India to China, and subsequently to Korea and Japan. Especially with the beginning of the Northern Qi dynasty this pose was increasingly used to portray Maitreya. In this position he is contemplating his impending final reincarnation and future enlightenment.Buddhism flourished during the Northern Qi dynasty, which saw a great increase in the production of statues and a proliferation of styles. The Qi aristocracy, headed by a military class of nomadic origin, was not only hostile to Chinese influence, but it also had a predilection for the foreign and exotic, especially in art. Hence, a style influenced by the Gupta art of India acquired pre-eminence soon after the Northern Qi dynasty came to power. Northern Qi figures are generally clad in thin, clinging robes, with an emphasis on portraying the solidity of the body rather than decorative drapery, which was characteristic of figures during the preceding Wei dynasty. This emphasis on the body went hand in hand with increased three-dimensionality. Thus, while Wei dynasty Buddhist figures form a relief with their body nimbuses, Northern Qi sculptures often stand free of their backgrounds.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related limestone figure of a bodhisattva, dated to the Northern Qi dynasty, in the collection of the Qingzhou Museum, illustrated by Li-kuei Chien, “The Transmission of Buddhist Iconography and Artistic Styles Around the Yellow Sea Circuit in the Sixth Century: Pensive Bodhisattva Images from Hebei, Shandong, and Korea”, in East Asian History, no. 43, 2019, fig. 1. Compare a closely related stone figure of Maitreya, dated to the Northern and Southern dynasties, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, and illustrated by Wan-go Weng and Yang Boda, The Palace Museum: Peking, Treasures of the Forbidden City, New York, 1982, p. 236, no. 131. Compare a closely related figure of a bodhisattva, Northern Qi dynasty, in the Poly Art Museum, Beijing.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 24 September 2021, lot 713 Estimate: USD 250,000 or approx. EUR 255,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A very rare marble figure of a seated pensive bodhisattva, Northern Qi dynasty, dated by inscription to 553 Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject as well as the related modeling and manner of carving. Note the similar size (46.8 cm) and different stone.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 21 May 2020, lot 5030Price: HKD 325,000 or approx. EUR 38,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A marble figure of a seated 'pensive' Maitreya, Northern Qi dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related subject as well as the related manner of carving. Note the smaller size (23.8 cm) and different stone.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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