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拍品專文
The present figure is shown seated in dhyanasana with his hands held in bhumisparsha mudra - the earth touching gesture, which help to identify this large figure as Shakyamuni (the Historical Buddha). This mudra represents the moment of the Buddha's awakening as he claims the earth as the witness of his enlightenment. The small raised circular protuberance on the Buddha’s forehead represents the curl of white hair between the Buddha’s eyebrows from which issues a ray of light illuminating all worlds. The gilded surfaces on the Buddha’s body not only make the sculpture appropriate for representing a deity but also symbolize the light that, according to the sacred texts or sutra, radiates from his body.
This exceptional figure embodies the classical Chinese sculptural style as interpreted in the mid- to late Ming period in contrast to the Tibeto-Chinese style that was popular at the imperial court at the time. Its large size and fine casting suggest that it was made for a major temple, perhaps commissioned by an important patron as a devout gift. The present figure can be compared to a gilt-lacquered bronze figure of Buddha, and a gilt-lacquered bronze medicine Buddha, both of very similar size, sold at Christie’s New York, 23-24 September 2021, lot 776 and 777. See, also, the parcel-gilt bronze figure of Buddha of smaller size, sold at Sotheby’s New York, 7 April 1988, lot 303, and again at Christie’s New York, 22-23 September 2022, lot 841.
This exceptional figure embodies the classical Chinese sculptural style as interpreted in the mid- to late Ming period in contrast to the Tibeto-Chinese style that was popular at the imperial court at the time. Its large size and fine casting suggest that it was made for a major temple, perhaps commissioned by an important patron as a devout gift. The present figure can be compared to a gilt-lacquered bronze figure of Buddha, and a gilt-lacquered bronze medicine Buddha, both of very similar size, sold at Christie’s New York, 23-24 September 2021, lot 776 and 777. See, also, the parcel-gilt bronze figure of Buddha of smaller size, sold at Sotheby’s New York, 7 April 1988, lot 303, and again at Christie’s New York, 22-23 September 2022, lot 841.