Sale 3568
Paris
|
11 December 2013
Price realised
EUR 7,500
Estimate
STATUE DE BODHISATTVA EN MARBRE BLANC CHINE, DYNASTIE WEI DE L'EST, VIEME SIECLE Il est assis sur un trône. Sa main droite touche sa joue. Sa main gauche repose sur sa jambe droite. Il est vêtu d'un dhoti et d'une écharpe. Il est paré de bijoux et coiffé d'une couronne. Sa tête est placée devant un halo, son visage est serein ; restauration. Hauteur: 37 cm. (14½ in.), socle en bois
Provenance
French private collector, acquired on 9 December 1997
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Post Lot Text
A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA CHINA, EASTERN WEI DYNASTY, 6TH CENTURY
Explore an extraordinary range of Asian art, from a bronze ritual gui, previously in the collection of the Qianlong Emperor, to South Asian Modernist paintings
Chinese Works of Art specialist Olivia Hamilton reckons these two superb sculptures — around 1,300 years old — are among ‘the finest I've seen come up for sale‘
As Chinese Ceramics specialist Joan Ho explains, when it comes to porcelain, not all blues are the same
Chinese ceramics and works of art specialist Vicki Paloympis offers tips on how to start a collection
Christie’s specialists discuss Haring, Banksy and Stik, and how to bring the street into the home
Offered on 6 December in London, Anthony van Dyck’s Portrait of Princess Mary, Daughter of King Charles I of England