INCISED XUANDE SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-35)

细节

A FINE EARLY MING GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA
INCISED XUANDE SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-35)
Cast seated in vajrasana on a crisp double-lotus base, the hands in dhyanamudra holding a ceremonial vessel, wearing long flowing robes draped over the shoulders and legs, adorned with elaborate jewellery, headdress and celestial scarf, the baseplate with incised double-vajra symbol, the figure covered all over in bright gilding, the face with a matt appearance, the hair, eyes and mouth detailed with coloured pigments
10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) high

来源

Philip Goldman Collection

出版

Buddhist Sculpture in Tibet, Vol. II, Hong Kong, 2001, no. 358E

注意事项

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

拍品专文

The Buddhist fervor of the Ming court encouraged a cultural exchange between Tibet and China through Imperial patronage. Bronze sculptures in the Tibeto-Chinese style were first produced during the reign of Emperor Yongle (1403-24) and are highly distinguished for their unsurpassed craftsmanship, overall refinement and gracefulness. Relatively fewer examples bearing the reign mark of the following period, Xuande, are extant. This is coroborated by the fewer known numbers that exist in Tibetan and Chinese collections.

The elaborate robes and body ornaments worn by the present figure are comparable to Xuande-marked examples, illustrated by U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, pp. 524-527, figs. 148B, 148D, 148G and 149A, and 149F.

A similar Xuande marked example was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 19 March 1990, lot 381.
Another Xuande mark and period gilt bronze buddha of a different style was sold at Sothebys New York, 17 September 2003, lot 22. Also a gilt bronze figure of Amitayus sold at Sothebys New York, 25 March 1999, lot121.