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AN IMPERIAL AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, YONGLE MARK AND PERIOD
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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China, 1403-1424. Meticulously cast and richly detailed, standing in slight tribhanga on a circular double-lotus base with minutely beaded rims, his left hand raised in vitarka mudra and the right lowered in varada mudra, each holding a lotus stem coming to full bloom at the shoulders framed by a long billowing scarf, the body adorned with fine beaded necklaces and festoons covering the dhoti cascading in naturalistic folds.The face superbly modeled in a serene expression with sinuously lidded downcast eyes and bow-shaped lips forming a benevolent smile, the hair pulled up into a high chignon topped by a gold jewel behind the ribboned foliate tiara. The back with a sealed rectangular aperture and the base sealed with a gilt-bronze circular plate which is minutely engraved with a double vajra.The top of the base is neatly incised to the front with a six-character reign mark, written from left to right according to the reading orientation of the Tibetan language, da Ming Yongle nianzhi, or 'Bestowed in the Yongle era of the Great Ming'.Provenance: From a private collection in Italy. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear. Remnants of ancient varnish throughout, as typical for Imperial Buddhist sculptures from the Yongle period. A minuscule rectangular plaque is inset and sealed to the back, likely containing original sacred contents or relics. Only a few microscopic nicks and light scratches. The base is also sealed, with traces of cinnabar pigment, again consistent with the period. The figure bears a fine patina, possibly the result of centuries of exposure to candle soot in temple settings. Given the small size and the complexity of the casting, this exceptional state of preservation must be regarded as exceedingly rare.Weight: 73.3 g Dimensions: Height 8.5 cmThe present example belongs to a very rare group of smaller sized, standing Buddhist images from the Ming dynasty Yongle period that are finely and skillfully cast. Buddhist images from the first half of the fifteenth century were greatly influenced by the art of Tibet. In the preceding century under the Yuan dynasty, the authority of Mongol rulers had become closely associated with Tibetan Buddhist or Lamaist rituals. The tradition of Lamaist art continued into the Ming period and prevailed in works of art such as the present sculpture.Avalokiteshvara, the Lord who looks upon the World, is the bodhisattva of compassion, and one of the principal deities in Mahayana Buddhism. Although he has attained enlightenment like the Buddha, the bodhisattva forgoes his escape from the suffering of rebirth to act as a guide to all living beings until they themselves have achieved nirvana. Worshiped in many guises, here he is depicted as Padmapani, the Lotus Bearer. Like the lotus, which rises from its murky bed below the water to blossom in the pristine air, Padmapani has detached himself from the grounding pain and impurities of the material world and is enlightened in body, speech, and mind.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related, much larger gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara with a Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit on the base, 145 cm high, in the Qinghai Provincial Museum.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Poly Auction, Hong Kong, 2 October 2017, lot 3201 Price: HKD 4,720,000 or approx. EUR 594,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A fine and rare gilt-bronze figure of Green Tara, mark and period of YongleExpert remark: Compare the similarly small size of 6.3 cm, meticulous casting, rich gilding, and the six-character Yongle mark inscribed to the top of the lotus base. Note this lot was previously sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 April 2006, lot 1803, for HKD 2,360,000 or approx. EUR 418,000.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 20 September 2000, lot 56Price: USD 58,750 or approx. EUR 94,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A small gilt bronze figure of Mahakala, Tibeto-Chinese, Yongle mark and period (1403-24)Expert remark: Compare the present example's similarly small size of 7 cm, meticulous casting, and rich gilding, as well as the rectangular seal plate to the back and the six-character Yongle mark to the top of the base.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 October 2017, lot 3674Price: HKD 1,000,000 or approx. EUR 126,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A small gilt-bronze figure of Bhaishajyaguru, mark and period of YongleExpert remark: Compare the similarly small size of 11.8 cm, meticulous casting, rich gilding, and the six-character Yongle mark inscribed to the top of the base.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 3 June 2015, lot 3009 Price: HKD 25,880,000 or approx. EUR 3,200,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A fine and extremely rare gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus, Yongle six-character presentation mark and of the period Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, gilding, and six-character Yongle mark to the top of the base. Note the larger size (18.4 cm).

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