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A SUPERB LIMESTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY
奥地利
2025年10月16日 开拍
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Published & Exhibited: Throckmorton Fine Art, Incarnations. The Spiritual Development of Buddhist Sculpture, Northern Wei to Song Dynasty, 386-1279, New York, 3 March-7 May 2022.Expert authentication: Dr. Chang Qing has authenticated this lot, identifying its iconographic and stylistic characteristics as typical of images from the Northern Qi period. A signed copy of Dr. Chang's expertise, 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. Exemplifying the classic, almost stoic elegance typical of Northern Qi sculpture, this piece is finely carved from exceptionally high-quality stone. The round face exudes a gently smiling, benevolent expression, with well-defined features such as heavy-lidded eyes beneath neatly incised eyebrows, a flattened nose, bow-shaped lips, and a prominent chin, all flanked by elongated earlobes. The head is surmounted by an ushnisha adorned with large, neatly incised whorl-like curls, further emphasizing the Buddha's calm and dignified aura.Provenance: A private collection in Hong Kong. A noted private collection in New York, United States, acquired from the above in 2019.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Ancient wear, obvious losses, traces of weathering and erosion, encrustations, light scratches, small chips, remnants of ancient pigment, the left earlobe with an old repair.Weight: 19.5 kg (incl. stand)Dimensions: Height 28.7 cm (excl. stand), 42.7 cm (incl. stand)With an associated stand. (2)The brief Northern Qi dynasty witnessed tremendous changes in Chinese art and material culture. In fact, many researchers have described it as one of the most pivotal periods in all of Chinese history, forming the roots of the cosmopolitan culture that matured during the later Sui and Tang dynasties.The Northern Qi style is an indirect interpretation of the Indian Gupta style, particularly the Sarnath school, introduced to China via Central Asian trade routes. This adoption of foreign aesthetics reflects the socio-political shifts at the beginning of the Northern Qi period, when its rulers embraced non-Han stylistic traditions, in contrast to the Sinicization efforts of the Northern Wei rulers. Key characteristics of the Northern Qi style include the small mouth, thin nose, large, elongated ears with flat, unpierced lobes, and distinctive whorl-like curls.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related limestone head of Buddha, dated to the Northern Qi dynasty, 24.1 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 2001.422. Compare a closely related larger limestone head of Buddha, dated to the Northern Qi dynasty, 39.4 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 57.176.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's London, 11 May 2010, lot 183 Price: GBP 43,250 or approx. EUR 90,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A white marble head of Buddha, Northern Qi dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar features, expression, domed ushnisha, whorl-like curls, and size (28 cm). Note the different material.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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