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Lot Essay
This sculpture can be compared to another example from the Otto W. Buchard collection (Berlin) sold at Sotheby's London, 21 June 1983, lot 69.
The diaphanous robe and fine folds together with the curly hairs and face are close to two Tang Buddha figures from the Art Institute of Chicago and from the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, illustrated in Hai-wai Yi-Chen, 'Chinese Sculptures in Overseas Collections, Buddhist Sculpture', vol.2, ill. 102 and 108.
The style of the present sculpture is also close to Shangxi figures and especially the Tianlongshan Caves. See Osvald Siren, La Sculpture Chinoise du Vème au XIVème siècle, Paris et Bruxelles, G. Van Oest, 1926, Tome IV, pl.485 and 486.
The unusual gesture of the left hand can be found on Shangxi sculptures as illustrated in Osval Siren, (Op. Cit), Tome 1, pl.25
The diaphanous robe and fine folds together with the curly hairs and face are close to two Tang Buddha figures from the Art Institute of Chicago and from the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, illustrated in Hai-wai Yi-Chen, 'Chinese Sculptures in Overseas Collections, Buddhist Sculpture', vol.2, ill. 102 and 108.
The style of the present sculpture is also close to Shangxi figures and especially the Tianlongshan Caves. See Osvald Siren, La Sculpture Chinoise du Vème au XIVème siècle, Paris et Bruxelles, G. Van Oest, 1926, Tome IV, pl.485 and 486.
The unusual gesture of the left hand can be found on Shangxi sculptures as illustrated in Osval Siren, (Op. Cit), Tome 1, pl.25