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A FINE WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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Published & Exhibited: Millennia Masterpieces, Weisbrod Chinese Art, New York, 22 March-7 April 2000, p. 48-49, no. 7.China, 550-577. Crisply carved standing on a flat base with the right hand raised in abhaya mudra and the left lowered in varada mudra. Clad in a long flowing monastic robe draped over both shoulders and cascading in graceful folds, and a sash tied around the chest and falling along the body. The rounded face conveying a serene expression, with heavy-lidded eyes beneath gently arched brows, a slender nose, and full lips forming a calm smile, all framed by long, pendulous earlobes. The smooth hair pulled over the high domed ushnisha.Provenance: Weisbrod Chinese Art, New York, USA, by 2005. Michael B. Weisbrod is a noted scholar of Chinese art, who has published extensively on the subject over a time span of more than 50 years. In 1972, Michael joined his father Dr. Gerald Weisbrod's Asian art gallery in Toronto, Canada. The father-and-son team opened their New York location on Madison Avenue in 1977, and during the next 45 years the gallery held a significant number of exhibitions, selling to museums and private collectors across the globe, eventually adding further locations in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Expected wear, signs of weathering and erosion, minor losses, few light nicks, shallow surface scratches, small chips, the neck with an old repair. The marble surface with a fine cream tone naturally developed over centuries, partially covered with old pigments and soil encrustations, indicating a prolonged period of burial.Weight: 12.4 kg (excl stand) Dimensions: Height 59 cm (excl stand), 63 cm (incl. stand)With a modern stand. (2)The short-lived Northern Qi dynasty (550-570) followed the Northern Wei (386-535) and preceded the Tang (618-907), widely regarded as high points in the history of Chinese Buddhist art. Although brief, the period witnessed fundamental transformations in Buddhist imagery. Newly developed sculptural forms, exemplified by this work, established the foundation for later artistic achievements. Northern Qi sculpture reflected an indirect adaptation of the Indian Gupta style, particularly the Sarnath school, introduced to China via Central Asian trade routes. The adoption of this foreign visual language corresponded to socio-political shifts at the beginning of the Northern Qi period, when rulers intentionally drew upon non-Han artistic traditions, in contrast to Northern Wei rulers, who sought to integrate themselves within Han culture through a process of Sinicization.This figure of Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha, is marked by a serene expression, smooth surfaces, and an exceptionally thin outer robe falling in shallow folds. Beneath it, the hem of an undergarment descends in a series of stylized pleats above the feet, a characteristic feature of Northern Qi sculpture. After carving, the marble surface would have been painted with bright pigments, including red, green, blue, and gold. The completed sculpture was then consecrated, enabling it to embody the presence of Buddha and to confer spiritual benefits upon worshipers.Literature comparison: Compare a related larger limestone figure of standing Buddha Shakyamuni, Northern Qi dynasty, late 6th century, 114.3 cm high, in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 2000.207. Compare a related larger marble figure of standing Buddha Shakyamuni, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577, 103.2 cm high, in the Sackler Collections at the Columbia University, New York, accession number S3516.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 19 December 2016, lot 8198 Price: USD 47,500 or approx. EUR 55,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A rare carved stone figure of the Buddha, Northern Qi Period (550-577) CE Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, style, and carving technique. Note the similar size (63.5 cm).

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