RARE STATUE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE DORE

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Benoît Boland (1885-1983) came from a family of adventurers. His sister was the famous aviator Adrienne Bolland, the first woman to have crossed the Andes Mountains by plane in 1921. He started his career as a seaman on the “Pourquoi Pas?” with Jean-Baptiste Charcot in his second expedition in Antarctic (1908-1910). He finished his career in 1946 in China where he was managing the Shanghai Port. During the 23 years he spent in China he became immersed in Chinese life and culture, he spoke perfectly Chinese. He came back to France with art works from China including this beautiful figure of Buddha that his Chinese friends helped him to buy.

RARE STATUE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE DORE

CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIIEME SIECLE

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RARE STATUE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE DORE
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIIEME SIECLE
Il est représenté assis en vajrasana, ses mains en dhyanamudra. Son visage est serein. Il est vêtu de robes monastiques à la bordure finement incisée de rinceaux de fleurs. Son torse nu est incisé d'une svastika.
Hauteur : 32.5 cm. (12 ¾ in.) ; socle

Provenance

Collection of Benoît Boland (1885-1983), a French naval captain who has worked in China in the 1920s, and thence by descent in the family. Collection of Benoît Boland (1885-1983), a French naval captain who worked in China from 1923 to 1946, and thence by descent in the family.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Further details

A FINE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

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