10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMANTABHADRA RIDING AN ELEPHANT, MING DYNASTY
明代普賢騎象銅像
Sold for €23,400
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1368-1644. Seated on the back of a recumbent elephant with the feet resting on a lotus base, his left hand holding a scroll, his right hand raised in shuni mudra, clad in long robes tied at the waist and open at the chest revealing a beaded necklace with ruyi and pendants, the serene face with downcast eyes centered by an urna, flanked by elongated earlobes embellished with floral earrings, the hair tied behind a floral and beaded tiara and flanked by elaborately tied bows. The elephant is embellished with beaded gear and a bell collar.
Provenance: Norwegian trade.
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age. With some old wear, small dents, light scratches, losses, corrosion, and casting flaws.
Weight: 4,520 g
Dimensions: Height 33.7 cm
Samantabhadra is the bodhisattva associated with the practice of Buddhist teaching and joins Manjushri, the lord of transcendent wisdom, in a trinity with Shakyamuni Buddha. The bodhisattva is borne by a white elephant, symbolic of the strength achieved through the practice of Buddhism. The bronze is typical of later Ming works, finely cast and of rich color, and made with elegant reference to antiquity, the heavy and elaborate jewelry and voluminous undulating robes echoing the classical styles of Northern Qi through Song period sculpture.
Literature comparison:
There is a long tradition of depicting the bodhisattva Samantabhadra in bronze. A Song dynasty figure of Samantabhadra in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated as one of a pair, together with the Bodhisattva Manjusri in Zhongguo meishu quanji. Diaosu bian (The complete collection of Chinese art: Sculptures), vol. 5, Beijing, 1989, pls 153-154.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 9 October 2020, lot 3653
Price: HKD 277,200 or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-lacquered bronze figure of Samantabhadra, late Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Note the similar size (31.5 cm)
明代普賢騎象銅像
中國，1368-1644年。普賢菩薩面相方正清秀，額頭白毫凸起，彎眉細目，眼瞼微啟，嘴唇飽滿。髮髻高聳，戴寳冠，身著天衣綢裙，瓔珞釧環等裝飾刻劃精美，帔帛繞臂飄拂。普賢左手舉起持書卷，右手結耐心印置於腿上。菩薩法相妙然，沉穩祥和。菩薩脚踏蓮花，坐於臥象上。大象飾有串珠和鈴鐺。
來源：挪威古玩交易。
品相：良好的條件，有一些舊磨損、小凹痕、輕微劃痕、缺損、腐蝕和鑄造缺陷。
重量：4,520 克
尺寸：高33.7 厘米
普賢菩薩象徵理德、行德，與文殊菩薩的智德、正德相對。這兩位菩薩是娑婆世界釋迦牟尼佛的右、左脅侍，被稱為“華嚴三聖”。普賢菩薩被認爲 “恩惠無所不在”，代表佛法和慈悲。菩薩由一頭白象承載，象徵通過修行獲得力量。銅像為典型的晚明造像，鑄工精細，仿古典雅，精美的首飾和寬大的長袍承襲北齊至宋代雕塑的古典風格。
文獻比較：
用青銅鑄造普賢菩薩的傳統由來已久。北京故宮博物院藏宋代普賢菩薩像，與文殊菩薩為一對，見 《中國美術全集雕塑編》，卷5，北京，1989年，圖153-154。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2020年10月9日，lot 3653
價格：HKD 277,200（相當於今日EUR 33,500）
描述：明末漆金銅普賢菩薩像
專家評論：請注意相似的尺寸 (31.5 厘米)。
China, 1368-1644. Seated on the back of a recumbent elephant with the feet resting on a lotus base, his left hand holding a scroll, his right hand raised in shuni mudra, clad in long robes tied at the waist and open at the chest revealing a beaded necklace with ruyi and pendants, the serene face with downcast eyes centered by an urna, flanked by elongated earlobes embellished with floral earrings, the hair tied behind a floral and beaded tiara and flanked by elaborately tied bows. The elephant is embellished with beaded gear and a bell collar.
Provenance: Norwegian trade.
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age. With some old wear, small dents, light scratches, losses, corrosion, and casting flaws.
Weight: 4,520 g
Dimensions: Height 33.7 cm
Samantabhadra is the bodhisattva associated with the practice of Buddhist teaching and joins Manjushri, the lord of transcendent wisdom, in a trinity with Shakyamuni Buddha. The bodhisattva is borne by a white elephant, symbolic of the strength achieved through the practice of Buddhism. The bronze is typical of later Ming works, finely cast and of rich color, and made with elegant reference to antiquity, the heavy and elaborate jewelry and voluminous undulating robes echoing the classical styles of Northern Qi through Song period sculpture.
Literature comparison:
There is a long tradition of depicting the bodhisattva Samantabhadra in bronze. A Song dynasty figure of Samantabhadra in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated as one of a pair, together with the Bodhisattva Manjusri in Zhongguo meishu quanji. Diaosu bian (The complete collection of Chinese art: Sculptures), vol. 5, Beijing, 1989, pls 153-154.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 9 October 2020, lot 3653
Price: HKD 277,200 or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-lacquered bronze figure of Samantabhadra, late Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Note the similar size (31.5 cm)
明代普賢騎象銅像
中國，1368-1644年。普賢菩薩面相方正清秀，額頭白毫凸起，彎眉細目，眼瞼微啟，嘴唇飽滿。髮髻高聳，戴寳冠，身著天衣綢裙，瓔珞釧環等裝飾刻劃精美，帔帛繞臂飄拂。普賢左手舉起持書卷，右手結耐心印置於腿上。菩薩法相妙然，沉穩祥和。菩薩脚踏蓮花，坐於臥象上。大象飾有串珠和鈴鐺。
來源：挪威古玩交易。
品相：良好的條件，有一些舊磨損、小凹痕、輕微劃痕、缺損、腐蝕和鑄造缺陷。
重量：4,520 克
尺寸：高33.7 厘米
普賢菩薩象徵理德、行德，與文殊菩薩的智德、正德相對。這兩位菩薩是娑婆世界釋迦牟尼佛的右、左脅侍，被稱為“華嚴三聖”。普賢菩薩被認爲 “恩惠無所不在”，代表佛法和慈悲。菩薩由一頭白象承載，象徵通過修行獲得力量。銅像為典型的晚明造像，鑄工精細，仿古典雅，精美的首飾和寬大的長袍承襲北齊至宋代雕塑的古典風格。
文獻比較：
用青銅鑄造普賢菩薩的傳統由來已久。北京故宮博物院藏宋代普賢菩薩像，與文殊菩薩為一對，見 《中國美術全集雕塑編》，卷5，北京，1989年，圖153-154。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2020年10月9日，lot 3653
價格：HKD 277,200（相當於今日EUR 33,500）
描述：明末漆金銅普賢菩薩像
專家評論：請注意相似的尺寸 (31.5 厘米)。
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