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A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE WALKING BUDDHA, SUKHOTHAI KINGDOM
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12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /6天18小时
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE WALKING BUDDHA, SUKHOTHAI KINGDOM

Thailand, 14th-15th century. Superbly cast, striding with the right leg slightly raised, his left hand held in vitarka mudra and his right gracefully extended alongside his body, wearing a diaphanous uttarasanga elegantly draped over the left shoulder and flaring downward in a gently undulating hemline. The serene face with downcast eyes below gently arched brows, flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair arranged in tight curls over the ushnisha topped by a flaming siraspata.

Provenance: The private collection of Klaus Hebenstreit (1937-2025), Germany, and thence by descent.
Condition: Good condition with wear and casting irregularities. Small losses, fissures, scattered nicks and scratches, signs of weathering, and encrustations. Old repairs. The bronze with a naturally grown, dark patina.

Weight: 3,102 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 37 cm (excl. stand), 46.7 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted on a wood stand. (2)

The 'Walking Buddha' is a striking and iconic Thai invention emerging in bronze sculpture during the 14th century. Known in Sukhothai as cankrama (walking back and forth) it refers to the pacing of Buddha during the third week after Enlightenment. When Shakyamuni renounced his princely life, he dismounted from his horse to become a peripatetic mendicant. Buddhist texts describe his constant wandering from city to city in the course of his teaching, exemplifying the important role walking had upon the Buddha's life.

Translated as ‘Dawn of Happiness’, the Sukhothai kingdom's reign lasted for 200 years and is now regarded as the Thai Golden Age. Having wrested power from the Khmers, the Sukhothai rulers endeavored to cease production of Buddha images in the Khmer style and develop a new, uniquely Thai aesthetic. With the assistance of Singhalese Theravadan monks, they adhered to textual prescriptions in ancient Pali treatises (shastras). Composed as similes, among Buddha's signs of greatness (mahalakshanas), he has a nose ‘like a parrot's beak’, a chin ‘like a mango stone’, his long and sinuous arms ‘like the trunk of a young elephant’, and his elegant hands ‘like a lotus bud opening’. Their efforts yielded a beautiful Thai image informed by poetry.

Literature comparison:
Sukhothai period bronze images of the walking Buddha, particularly those of large size and exceptional quality like the present example, are extremely rare. The majority of the known examples are in museums. Compare a closely related bronze figure of the Walking Buddha, dated to the 14th-15th century, in the collection of the National Museum, Bangkok. Compare a closely related bronze figure of the Walking Buddha, dated 15th-16th century, 117 cm high, in the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, accession number 19999-01714.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 13 September 2017, lot 635
Price: USD 100,000 or approx. EUR 113,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare bronze figure of a Walking Buddha, Thailand, Sukhothai period, 15th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of casting with a similarly fluid and dynamic walking pose and crisply delineated features. Note the larger size (43.7 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 27 March 2003, lot 183
Price: USD 4,183 or approx. EUR 6,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of a ‘Walking Buddha,’ Thailand, Sukothai style, circa 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, modeling, and manner of casting with similar pose and flowing robe. Note the size (41.2 cm).

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