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A RARE GILT-LACQUERED CLAY FIGURE OF BUDDHA VAIROCANA, MING DYNASTY
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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A RARE GILT-LACQUERED CLAY FIGURE OF BUDDHA VAIROCANA, MING DYNASTYTibetan-Chinese, 15th-16th century. Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with beaded rims, the hands folded in abhiseka mudra before the chest, dressed in a robe that falls in elegant folds around the left shoulder and feet, the serene face downcast with a subtle smile, the hair arranged in tight curls over the ushnisha topped with a jewel.The base lacquered in red, with a triangular aperture revealing the interior, filled with yellow textile and remnants of sacred contents.Provenance: From the collection of Princess Niloufar Pahlavi, acquired together with her other Buddhist figures in the sale as a group collection in Paris circa 1985. H.R.H. Princess Niloufar Pahlavi (born 1953) was a member of the Iranian royal family and an active cultural patron and collector, particularly during the later 20th century. As a niece of His Imperial Majesty the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, she moved within international aristocratic and artistic circles, where she developed a refined taste for fine art, decorative arts, and luxury objects. When she moved to Paris with her husband in the 1980s, she assembled an eclectic and sensitive collection housed in a discreet Parisian H?tel Particulier, which was decorated by Jacques Grange in the early 2000s. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, manufacturing irregularities, little flaking and light crackling to gilt and pigments, rubbing and minor losses to gilt, few small chips.Weight: 500 g Dimensions: Height 17.7 cmClay may not be a well-known artistic medium in Tibetan art, but it has always been an important sculptural material. Such sculptures were likely made with a core of straw wrapped around a wooden armature and applied with clay molding on the surface. In the artistic landscape of Western Tibet, particularly within the Guge Kingdom (10th-17th centuries), clay and stucco emerged as an important sculptural material for creating monumental images intended for temple interiors.Expert's note: The present figure displays the abhis?eka mudra, a gesture specifically associated with Vairocana. Vairocana is revered as the Great Solar Buddha of Light and Truth and represents the Bliss Body (sambhogakaya) of the historical Buddha within Buddhist doctrine. He is also one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, or Five Wisdom Tathagatas, embodying the five fundamental qualities of the Buddha. See a related larger gilt-bronze figure of Vairocana dated to the Qianlong period, 44.5 cm high, at Christie's New York, 24 March 2023, lot 1132, sold for USD 151,200.Literature comparison: Compare a related gilt-lacquered sandalwood figure of Buddha Amoghasiddhi, dated to the Yongle period (1403-1424), 19.5 cm high, formerly in the collection of Ruth and Bruce Dayton and now in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Lempertz, Cologne, 8 December 2016, lot 4 Price: EUR 11,160 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A very fine Sinotibetan red lacquered and gilt wooden figure of Buddha. 16th century Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and lacquer gilding. Note the size (24.7 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 21 September 2022, lot 424Price: USD 27,720 or approx. EUR 27,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A gilt and polychromed clay figure of Ratnasambhava, China, Qing dynasty, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related modeling, casting technique, and patina. Note the larger size (31.8 cm).

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