LOT 126 . A gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, Tang dynasty | 唐 銅鎏金佛...
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A gilt-bronze figure of BuddhaTang dynasty唐 銅鎏金佛坐像wood stand (2) Height 7½ in., 19 cm来源: DescriptionA gilt-bronze figure of BuddhaTang dynasty唐 銅鎏金佛坐像wood stand (2)Height 7½ in., 19 cmCondition reportFor more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contact Eleanor.Jahrling@sothebys.com.In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.我們很高興為您提供上述拍品狀況報告。由於敝公司非專業修復人員,在此敦促您徵詢其他專業修復人員,以獲得更詳盡、專業之報告。準買家應該檢查每件拍品以確認其狀況,蘇富比所作的任何陳述均為主觀看法而非事實陳述。雖然本狀況報告或有針對某拍品之討論,但所有拍賣品均根據印於圖錄內之業務規則以拍賣時狀況出售。ProvenanceEnglish Private Collection.英國私人收藏Catalogue noteThe Buddha is cast with the right hand in theabhaya mudra,a powerful gesture meant to dispel fear. Inthe Jataka tale of Nalagiri charging Siddhartha,the envious Devadatta plies the white elephant with alcohol andunleashes the beast in Siddhartha's path. The Buddha calms the raging elephant with a solemn raise of his hand in this gesture.This particularmudrawas often included in depictions of the Buddha from the Northern and Southern to Tang dynasties.The present figure is notable for its relatively large size. Compare figuresillustrated inSaburo Matsubara,Chinese Buddhist Sculpture: A Study Based on Bronze and Stone Statues other than from Cave Temples, Tokyo, 1966, pls 266d and 294a. Another example with the drapery cast in a similar manner was exhibited in Airashiki Hotoke Tachi: Chugoku, Kankoku, Nihon. Higashi Asia no Kondo Butsu / Special Exhibition: Gilt Bronze Buddhist Statues from East Asia, Yamato Bunkakan, Nara, 1999, cat. no. 34, and sold in these rooms, 21st September 2006, lot 117. A smaller figure, with similarly cast hair whorls and treatment of drapery, was formerly in the collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, and sold at Christie's New York, 20th March 2015, lot 759.See also a gilt-bronze Buddha figure included inThe Crucible of Compassion and Wisdom: Special Exhibition Catalogue of the Buddhist Bronzes from the Nitta Group Collection at the National Palace Museum,National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1987, cat. no. 76. A slightly larger example with the face cold-gilded and hair applied with blue pigment is in the Potala Palace Collection, Lhasa (Li ma lha khang inventory no. 953), illustrated in Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet,vol. II, Hong Kong, 2001,pls 341C-D.
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