Lot 1104
1104
A RARE PAINTED CIZHOU FIGURE OF BUDDHA
A RARE PAINTED CIZHOU FIGURE OF BUDDHA
A RARE PAINTED CIZHOU FIGURE OF BUDDHA
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A RARE PAINTED CIZHOU FIGURE OF BUDDHA

JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)

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A RARE PAINTED CIZHOU FIGURE OF BUDDHA
JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
The Buddha is shown on a lotus base raised on a tall, waisted plinth, seated in dhyanasana with the right hand held in abhayamudra and the left hand in varadamudra, wearing loose robes decorated with floral patterns in brown and red on a cream slip under a clear glaze.
16 1⁄8 in. (41 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Japanese private collection, acquired prior to World War II.
Special notice
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Lot Essay


A similar painted Cizhou figure, but with the addition of green enamels, was excavated in 1972 from Fengfeng Mining District, Handan City, and is illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramics Art Unearthed in China – 3 – Hebei, Beijing, 2008, no. 192, where it is dated to the Jin dynasty. For examples of other painted Cizhou Buddhist figures, see ibid. no. 192 and 194.

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