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A SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID GILT-BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, 17TH CENTURY
作品估价：EUR 1,500
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图录号：
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拍品名称：
A SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID GILT-BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, 17TH CENTURY
拍品描述：
A SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID GILT-BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, 17TH CENTURY
Nepal or Tibet. The face of squared form, detailed with sinuous eyelids below gently curved eyebrows centered by an urna, neatly inlaid with a small teardrop-shaped turquoise, the tall nose above bow-shaped lips forming a gentle smile. The eyes finely inlaid in silver, the lips inlaid in copper, and the face flanked by pendulous earlobes with a long slit. The hair in tight snail-shell curls, accented in blue pigment, and topped by an ushnisha with gilt finial.
Provenance
: German trade. Acquired from a private collection.
Condition
: Good condition with extensive old wear, small nicks and dents here and there, light surface scratches, extensive rubbing to the gilt, and expected casting irregularities. The turquoise inlay is possibly a later replacement.
Weight: 864 g (excl. stand), 1.4 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 13 cm (excl. stand), 18.7 cm (incl. stand)
Mounted to a modern metal stand. (2)
Literature comparison:
Compare a related earlier brass figure with silver eyes and copper lips, dated 11
th
-12
th
century, in the collection of the Tibet Museum, Fondation Alain Bordier.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 2 October 2018, lot 116
Price: HKD 187,500 or approx.
EUR 26,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt copper alloy head of Buddha, Tibet, 15th century
Expert remark: Compare the similar shape of the face, with joined eyebrows, sinuous eyelids, and lined lips. Note the slightly larger size (15.3 cm), lack of inlays, and earlier dating.
Nepal or Tibet. The face of squared form, detailed with sinuous eyelids below gently curved eyebrows centered by an urna, neatly inlaid with a small teardrop-shaped turquoise, the tall nose above bow-shaped lips forming a gentle smile. The eyes finely inlaid in silver, the lips inlaid in copper, and the face flanked by pendulous earlobes with a long slit. The hair in tight snail-shell curls, accented in blue pigment, and topped by an ushnisha with gilt finial.
Provenance
: German trade. Acquired from a private collection.
Condition
: Good condition with extensive old wear, small nicks and dents here and there, light surface scratches, extensive rubbing to the gilt, and expected casting irregularities. The turquoise inlay is possibly a later replacement.
Weight: 864 g (excl. stand), 1.4 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 13 cm (excl. stand), 18.7 cm (incl. stand)
Mounted to a modern metal stand. (2)
Literature comparison:
Compare a related earlier brass figure with silver eyes and copper lips, dated 11
th
-12
th
century, in the collection of the Tibet Museum, Fondation Alain Bordier.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 2 October 2018, lot 116
Price: HKD 187,500 or approx.
EUR 26,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt copper alloy head of Buddha, Tibet, 15th century
Expert remark: Compare the similar shape of the face, with joined eyebrows, sinuous eyelids, and lined lips. Note the slightly larger size (15.3 cm), lack of inlays, and earlier dating.