17th Oct, 2024 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
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A PAINTED AND GILT STUCCO TEMPLE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, YUAN TO MING DYNASTY
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1279-1644. The standing figure dressed in long flowing robes with wind-swept ends, the bare feet protruding from beneath the hems, the hands hidden in the full sleeves. The round face modeled with a serene expression, with a small mouth and heavy-lidded eyes below gracefully arched brows centered by an urna, all beneath hair dressed in snail-shell curls below a conical ushnisha. Supported on a flat base, the backside unfinished.
Provenance: From a private estate in Houston, Texas.
Condition: Good condition with expected old wear and weathering, some nicks and scratches, age cracks, losses. The head is detachable. The figure with traces of ancient red and black pigments, and gilt accents. Some rubbing to the gilt, some flaking to the stucco. Overall with a solid, naturally grown patina.
Weight: 14.9 kg (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 63 cm (incl. base) and 55.5 cm (excl. base)
Mounted to an associated modern base. (2)
The Xiaoxitian (Little Western Paradise) Temple and other temples in Shanxi Province including the Shuanglin Temple are profusely decorated with wood and stucco sculptures which have been particularly well preserved, partly due to beneficial climate conditions in the area. The temples range in date from the Liao period through to the late Qing dynasty, and due to the fragile nature of the material were subject to renovation from time to time. The Shuanglin Temple alone houses over 2,000 ancient painted sculptures and well-preserved frescoes dating from the Yuan to Ming dynasty, and is listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
Literature comparison:
Ming dynasty stucco figures of bodhisattva wearing similar robes with wind-blown sleeves and hems arranged in rows in the Shuanglin Temple are illustrated in Buddhist Sculpture of Shanxi Province, Beijing, 1991, pl. 172.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 March 2012, lot 1766
Price: USD 37,500 or approx. EUR 47,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of painted stucco figures of bodhisattvas, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, pose, gilding, pigments, and size (54.6 cm). Note the lot comprises two figures.
China, 1279-1644. The standing figure dressed in long flowing robes with wind-swept ends, the bare feet protruding from beneath the hems, the hands hidden in the full sleeves. The round face modeled with a serene expression, with a small mouth and heavy-lidded eyes below gracefully arched brows centered by an urna, all beneath hair dressed in snail-shell curls below a conical ushnisha. Supported on a flat base, the backside unfinished.
Provenance: From a private estate in Houston, Texas.
Condition: Good condition with expected old wear and weathering, some nicks and scratches, age cracks, losses. The head is detachable. The figure with traces of ancient red and black pigments, and gilt accents. Some rubbing to the gilt, some flaking to the stucco. Overall with a solid, naturally grown patina.
Weight: 14.9 kg (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 63 cm (incl. base) and 55.5 cm (excl. base)
Mounted to an associated modern base. (2)
The Xiaoxitian (Little Western Paradise) Temple and other temples in Shanxi Province including the Shuanglin Temple are profusely decorated with wood and stucco sculptures which have been particularly well preserved, partly due to beneficial climate conditions in the area. The temples range in date from the Liao period through to the late Qing dynasty, and due to the fragile nature of the material were subject to renovation from time to time. The Shuanglin Temple alone houses over 2,000 ancient painted sculptures and well-preserved frescoes dating from the Yuan to Ming dynasty, and is listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
Literature comparison:
Ming dynasty stucco figures of bodhisattva wearing similar robes with wind-blown sleeves and hems arranged in rows in the Shuanglin Temple are illustrated in Buddhist Sculpture of Shanxi Province, Beijing, 1991, pl. 172.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 March 2012, lot 1766
Price: USD 37,500 or approx. EUR 47,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of painted stucco figures of bodhisattvas, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, pose, gilding, pigments, and size (54.6 cm). Note the lot comprises two figures.
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