Lot 1164
1164
A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A STANDING MAITREYA
A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A STANDING MAITREYA
A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A STANDING MAITREYA
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A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A STANDING MAITREYA

BASE: SUI DYNASTY, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO KAIHUANG SEVENTH YEAR (587)

Details
A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A STANDING MAITREYA
BASE: SUI DYNASTY, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO KAIHUANG SEVENTH YEAR (587)
22 ¾ in. (57.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Offered at Sotheby’s London, 10 July 1979, lot 28
Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 5 June 1985, lot 103
Sold at Christie’s Paris, 12 December 2018, lot 173

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Lot Essay

The inscription on the base is dated to the 7th year of Kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty, corresponding to 587, and records the names of the commissioners, who dedicated the figure in hope of the emperor's longevity and their parents' well-being. A separate inscription on the circular part of the base lists the names of five ordained monks; one of them, Huixian, is recorded in Xu Gaoseng Zhuan (Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks) , vol. 25, to have passed away in 665 at the age of 75.

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