拍品專文
The present figure of a Buddha is highly unusual in that it is more sturdily potted and differs from known examples also bearing the seal impression of the celebrated potter, He Chaozong. Although historical records do not provide an exact date for the potter, it was thought that he was active during the late Jiajing to Wanli period. The overall iconography of the figure and naturalistic modelling of the double-lotus base would probably suggest the present figure was a special commission. The folds of the robe including the flow of the garment over the base is comparable to the figure of a seated Bodhidharma formerly from the Eumorfopoulos Collection, now in the British Museum, illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics, London, 2001, p. 515, fig. 17:14. The British Museum figure also has the same crackled glaze.
It is interesting to note there are fewer examples of He Chaozong-marked sculptures of Buddha figures as many of the Master's extant work are of Guanyin and Bodhidharma. An example of a standing Bodhidharma, formerly in the collection of the German painter Joachim Schlotterbeck, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 3120.
It is interesting to note there are fewer examples of He Chaozong-marked sculptures of Buddha figures as many of the Master's extant work are of Guanyin and Bodhidharma. An example of a standing Bodhidharma, formerly in the collection of the German painter Joachim Schlotterbeck, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 3120.
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