11th Apr, 2024 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
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A LARGE BUDDHIST PAINTING OF AMITA BUL (BUDDHA AMITABHA) PREACHING IN THE WESTERN PARADISE, JOSEON DYNASTY
Sold for €31,200
including Buyer's Premium
Korea, 17th to early 18th century. Ink, gilt, gouache, and watercolors on paper. Finely painted with Amitabha in the center seated in dhyanasana on a lotus thone, his hands held in a gesture representing the teaching of the law, the serene face with neatly detailed features, his blue hair arranged in tight curls over the ushnisha, backed by a mandorla and halo, surrounded by bodhisattvas, guardians, and immortals, all amid colorful swirling clouds.
Provenance: From a French private collection. The reverse of the frame with an old label, ‘19164 291 lú’, and inscribed, ‘I [X] S’.
Condition: Fine condition commensurate with age. Showing expected old wear, browning, stains, losses, creasing, small tears, old repairs and minor touchups. The frame with small nicks and scratches.
Dimensions: Image size 127.5 x 106.7 cm, Size incl. frame 137 x 116.3 cm
With an old wood frame, behind glass. (2)
Amita Buddha is the central deity of Korean Pure Land Buddhist worship, whereby a sincere appeal to Amita, merely through the chanting of his name, guarantees salvation and rebirth in his paradise. Thanks to its directness and simplicity the Amita cult grew in popularity among all social classes during the Goryeo Dynasty.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related painting of Ksitigarbha as Supreme Lord of the Underworld, dated early 18th century, 218.4 x 299.7 cm, in the Detroit Institute of Arts, accession number 24.106. Compare a related painting depicting the same subject, dated to the Joseon dynasty, 307.5 x 244 cm, in the National Museum of Korea, accession number Deoksu 2680.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2010, lot 704
Price: USD 60,000 or approx. EUR 78,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Geohun (act. 18th century): Gyeonghwan Hye... Jeonggwan Yeongin Yeongu Seonhong Yeongsu.
Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell, 1775
Expert remark: Compare the related subject and composition. Note the larger size (145 x 178 cm).
Korea, 17th to early 18th century. Ink, gilt, gouache, and watercolors on paper. Finely painted with Amitabha in the center seated in dhyanasana on a lotus thone, his hands held in a gesture representing the teaching of the law, the serene face with neatly detailed features, his blue hair arranged in tight curls over the ushnisha, backed by a mandorla and halo, surrounded by bodhisattvas, guardians, and immortals, all amid colorful swirling clouds.
Provenance: From a French private collection. The reverse of the frame with an old label, ‘19164 291 lú’, and inscribed, ‘I [X] S’.
Condition: Fine condition commensurate with age. Showing expected old wear, browning, stains, losses, creasing, small tears, old repairs and minor touchups. The frame with small nicks and scratches.
Dimensions: Image size 127.5 x 106.7 cm, Size incl. frame 137 x 116.3 cm
With an old wood frame, behind glass. (2)
Amita Buddha is the central deity of Korean Pure Land Buddhist worship, whereby a sincere appeal to Amita, merely through the chanting of his name, guarantees salvation and rebirth in his paradise. Thanks to its directness and simplicity the Amita cult grew in popularity among all social classes during the Goryeo Dynasty.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related painting of Ksitigarbha as Supreme Lord of the Underworld, dated early 18th century, 218.4 x 299.7 cm, in the Detroit Institute of Arts, accession number 24.106. Compare a related painting depicting the same subject, dated to the Joseon dynasty, 307.5 x 244 cm, in the National Museum of Korea, accession number Deoksu 2680.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2010, lot 704
Price: USD 60,000 or approx. EUR 78,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Geohun (act. 18th century): Gyeonghwan Hye... Jeonggwan Yeongin Yeongu Seonhong Yeongsu.
Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell, 1775
Expert remark: Compare the related subject and composition. Note the larger size (145 x 178 cm).
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