拍品專文
This superbly carved schist figure exemplifies a mature "baroque" style, a 'tour-de-force' in carving, at once refined and exuberant, with the restrained modeling of the torso juxtaposed against the swirling draperies. Kurita, in Gandharan Art, op. cit., attributes it to Sahri-Bahlol. A formally corresponding figure of more modest size and execution is published by H. Ingholt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, 1957, cat. no. 282, from inside the Great Stupa at Sahri Bahlol. The very distinct 'forked' folds of the drapery, as well as the zigzag folds at the edge of the robe falling from the shoulder, demonstrate that sculptures such as the present example served as the Gandharan prototype for the evolution of style as far away as the Northern Wei Yungang caves in Shanxi Province, China.
Compare another related example with the distinctive forked pleats and crescent pendant, from the Armand Trampitsch collection, sold at Christie's London, 10 October 1989, lot 241.
Compare another related example with the distinctive forked pleats and crescent pendant, from the Armand Trampitsch collection, sold at Christie's London, 10 October 1989, lot 241.