Description
A GILT COPPER REPOUSSé HEAD OF BUDDHA, 18TH CENTURY
Tibetan-Chinese. The face with downcast eyes and a meditative expression, finely gilt, the V-shaped eyebrows neatly embossed, the urna in form of a teardrop, the hair tightly curled and below a parcel- gilt domed ushnisha, the ears elaborately cast with long pendulous earlobes.
Provenance: Brandt Asian Art, 24 October 2006. The late Richard Nathanson, acquired from the above. A copy of the invoice is accompanying this lot. Richard Nathanson began his career as a porter at Sotheby’s in 1966 and subsequently joined the Impressionist department. He left in 1970 to set up as an independent art advisor and had a particular involvement with Sisley, Modigliani, Rouault, Renoir and Bonnard. He produced BBC documentaries and publications on several of these artists.
Condition: Some wear, partially bent and warped, losses as seen on the picture, some traces of use and minor scratches, remnants of old pigments.
Weight: 77.7 g
Dimensions: Height 9 cm (the head) and 13.5 cm (with the base)
With a nicely fitted modern base. (2)
銅鎏金佛陀頭像,十八世紀
漢藏。佛陀雙目低垂,面容祥和,鎏金精美,V形的眉毛整齊,肉髻下方可見慧眼,耳朵精巧,常常耳垂。
來源:2006年10月24日Brandt Asian Art。 Richard Nathanson購於上述藝廊。附原始發票。Richard Nathanson於1966年在蘇富比做雜工,隨後加入印象派部門。 他於1970年離開公司成爲獨立藝術顧問,並特別與西斯利(Sisley),莫迪利亞尼(Modigliani),魯奧(Rouault),雷諾阿(Renoir)和波納爾(Bonnard)合作。 他為其中幾位藝術家製作了BBC紀錄片和出版物。
品相:一些磨損,部分翹曲,在圖片上可以看到缺損,一些使用痕跡和輕微的划痕,舊顏料的殘留。
重量:77.7 克
尺寸:頭像高9 厘米,含底座13.5厘米