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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE MEDICINE BUDDHA (BHAISAJYAGURU), ZANABAZAR SCHOOL
奥地利
2025年10月16日 开拍
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Expert's note: The present lot was last offered at Christie's in 2015, but remained unsold. While Christie's firmly dated the piece to the 17th-18th century, we take into consideration that the Zanabazar school was frequently copied in Qing dynasty China—one notable example currently being on view at the Palace Museum in Hong Kong. Such copies continued to be produced well into the Qing and even the Republic period, making precise dating rather challenging. For this reason, we have chosen to date the present lot as 17th-18th century or later, a consideration reflected in the current estimate.Seated in dhyanasana on a stepped double lotus base with crisply cast beaded rims, his right hand lowered in varada mudra and the left resting above his lap, clad in a closely-fitting sanghati with a patterned hem, the folds elegantly draped over the right shoulder and fanning below the ankles. The serene face sensitively modeled depicting downcast eyes with sinuous lids below gently arched brows centered by a raised urna, an aquiline nose above bow-shaped lips, and the hair in fine tight curls over the prominent ushnisha.Provenance: A private collection in Denmark. Christie's New York, 15 March 2015, lot 3210, estimate USD 80,000 or approx. EUR 94,000 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). Dated by Christie's in their 2015 catalogue as 17th-18th century.Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and casting irregularities. Little rubbing to gilt, few tiny nicks, minuscule dents, and light surface scratches, remnants of pigment. The alms bowl and myrobalan fruit lost. The base unsealed.Weight: 3,312 g Dimensions: Height 27.5 cmThis heavily cast and finely gilt bronze belongs to the Zanabazar artistic school of Mongolia, founded in the 17th century by Jetsun Lobzong Tenpai Gyaltsen (1635-1723). He was an important Mongolian religious figure and personal guru to the Kangxi Emperor. Zanabazar was at an early age recognized by both the Panchen Lama and Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the Tibetan Lama, Taranatha (1575-1634), and proclaimed the First Jetsundamba, an honorific title. He traveled to Tibet to continue his religious instruction before returning to Mongolia in 1651, bringing fifty sculptors and painters with him in an attempt to establish the Geluk order amongst the Mongols.Zanabazar bronze sculptures exhibit a cohesive style testament to the vision of the great leader, characterized by richly gilt surfaces overall, finely modeled and smoothly sloping contours with embellishments limited to borders, full figures standing or seated on an elevated double-lotus base, and a minimalist aesthetic that endows the figures with a sense of stability.During his time as a religious leader of the Khalkha Mongols, Zanabazar oversaw a proliferation of Buddhist art in the region. He is especially known for his visualization and design of gilt-bronze sculpture, subsequently carried out by Nepalese bronze casters, which are widely recognized as some of the finest Buddhist gilt-bronze sculptures created. Zanabazar was inspired by early art from India and Nepal that was revered throughout the Himalayas as treasure from the motherland of Buddhism. The influence is manifest in the sensuous modeling of the human form in the Nepalese manner, and the characteristic tiered pedestal of eastern Indian Pala period ateliers.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Paris, 13 June 2013, lot 292Price: EUR 265,500 or approx. EUR 324,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A fine gilt-bronze figure of Bhaisajyaguru, Mongolia, School of Zanabazar, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, gilding, and subject. Note the size (27 cm).

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