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A RARE PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A ‘BEAUTY’, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
奥地利 北京时间
2023年03月10日 开拍
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A RARE PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A ‘BEAUTY’, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
China, 4th century BC. Elegantly yet plainly carved, the large oval head strikingly scooped out and painted with almond-shaped eyes below arched brows, centered by a slender nose, flanked by elongated ears, the frowning mouth simply incised. The arms are folded in front of the chest with joined hands. The separately carved feet are inserted into square mortise holes at the base of the long robe, which is painted with a sash and two long tasseled ends.

Provenance: Galleria La Balaustra Antichita, Bologna, Italy, 1999. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from the above. A copy of a letter from Galleria La Balaustra Antichita, written by Giuliana Zanetti, dated 11 August 1999, describing the present lot as the figure of a monk, found in an underwater tomb, and dating it to the Han dynasty, accompanies this lot. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, natural age cracks and splits, signs of weathering and erosion, chips and nicks, rubbing to pigments, losses. Very minor old repairs.

Weight: 827.1 g
Dimensions: Height 63.5 cm (incl. feet) and 56 cm (excl. feet)

Given the perishable nature of wood, such figures are extremely rare, the later pottery statues and vessels being much more common. The practice of burying wood figures began in the Eastern Zhou dynasty and flourished during the Kingdom of Chu (740-330 BC). Several wood statues have been excavated from Chu tombs in Changsha, Hunan.

Literature comparison:
For a closely related painted wood figure, dated to the Eastern Zhou, circa 3rd Century BC, see J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, Two Thousand Years of Chinese Sculpture, New York, 2008, no. 2. Another closely related figure was included in the exhibition, Early Chinese art: 8th century BC - 9th century AD, Eskenazi, London, 6 June - 8 July 1995, no. 45.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2000, lot 193
Price: USD 68,500 or approx. EUR 115,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A very rare pair of large painted wood figures of attendants, Eastern Zhou dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form of the head and robe as well as the similar manner of painting the sash and tasseled ends. One figure also has the hands joined with the arms folded in front of the chest. Note the related size (57.2 cm) and that the lot comprises two figures.



東周彩繪美人木像
中國,公元前四世紀。雕琢優雅而樸素,美人像有一個巨大的橢圓形頭,在拱形眉毛下畫著杏仁形的眼,以一個三角形尖端的細長鼻子為中心,耳朵穿孔用來佩戴耳環,小嘴簡單地刻畫。削肩,而細長的手臂帶著為分開裝置的雙手雕刻的方形榫眼。長裙下垂輕微展開。

來源:義大利博洛尼亞Galleria La Balaustra Antichita藝廊,1999年;Paolo Bertuzzi 購於上述藝廊。隨附一份Galleria La Balaustra Antichita藝廊Giuliana Zanetti 1999年8月11日出具的發票,描述此木像為一個和尚,在一個水下墓地發現,為漢代。Paolo Bertuzzi是來自義大利博洛尼亞的時尚造型師。他是 Hettabretz 的創始人 Enrichetta Bertuzzi 的兒子,Hettabretz 是一家著名的義大利時裝公司,客戶包括羅斯柴爾德家族、奧黛麗赫本和伊麗莎白泰勒。 Paolo Bertuzzi 後來接手了他母親的生意並設計了獨家作品,其中一些作品在美國紐約大都會博物館服裝學院展出。六十多年來,他還是一位狂熱的古董收藏家。 他的收藏包括古代和當代藝術,他編輯了兩本關於亞洲藝術的重要書籍,《Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery》-關於義大利和印度尼西亞政府合作的大規模考古項目,以及《滿者伯夷-來自被遺忘王國的傑作》。
品相:品相良好,嚴重磨損、自然老化裂紋、風化和侵蝕跡象、缺口和刻痕、顏料摩損、缺損。

重量:827.1 克
尺寸:高 63.5 厘米 (含足),56 厘米 (不含足)

鑑於木材易腐爛的特性,此類木像極其罕見。埋葬木人的習俗始於東周,興盛於楚國(公元前 740-330 年),湖南長沙楚墓出土了多尊木雕。

文獻比較:
一件非常相近的東周公元前約三世紀彩繪木雕像 ,見J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art,《Two Thousand Years of Chinese Sculpture》,紐約,2008年,編號2。另一件非常相近木雕展覽於 《Early Chinese art: 8th century BC - 9th century AD》,Eskenazi,倫敦,1995年6月6日 - 7月8日,編號45。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2000年3月21日,lot 193
價格:USD 68,500(相當於今日EUR 115,000
描述:一對東周時期彩繪木雕人俑
專家評論:比較非常相近的頭形和長袍形式,以及類似的腰帶和流蘇末端。一個人物也是雙臂交叉在胸前。請注意相近 尺寸(57.2 厘米),以及此為一對。

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