A RED SIKRI SANDSTONE HAND OF BUDDHA


NORTHERN INDIA, KUSHAN PERIOD, 2ND CENTURY19 cm (7 1/2 in.) high
|The tips of these beautiful fingers are carved with auspicious symbols, including swastikas and floral knots. They are part of the system of identifying marks that emphasise Buddha's extraordinariness from humans. Though sculptors rarely took such pains to detail them; most examples repeat lotus roundels (cf. Ahuja, Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2016, no.92; EA1997.186). Provenance Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1982 Elizabeth and Willard Clark Collection, California 西克里紅砂岩佛手 印度北部，貴霜時期，二世紀 高19釐米（7 1/2英吋）400,000-600,000港元 此典雅優美的佛手指尖刻有各種祥瑞的符號，包括卍字符與花束紋，用以強調佛陀不同於世人的超然地位。此作品獨具匠心，而同類作品一般只重複刻劃蓮花圓紋（參見Ahuja，《Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum》，牛津，2016年，92號；館藏編號EA1997.186）。 來源 Spink & Son, Ltd.，倫敦，1982年 Elizabeth與Willard Clark夫婦收藏，加州