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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳珍藏
3017

A LARGE WOOD FIGURE OF A 明 木雕文殊菩薩坐像
SEATED BODHISATTVA
來源:
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) Fong Chow (1923-2012) 舊藏，紐約，1966年前入藏
The figure is shown seated in dhyanasana with right hand positioned 紐約佳士得，2013年3月21-22日，拍品1196號
above the left hand, and wearing a beaded necklace and scarves
over layered robes that have a draped neckline and are gathered
at the waist and on the upper arms. There is a circular hollow in
the forehead for an inlaid urna, and the hair is pulled up into a tall
topknot and is worn in knotted tresses that fall onto the shoulders.
A cavity in the back has a rectangular cover, and the back is carved
in low relief with a four-character inscription, Wenshu pusa; the
first two characters on the body above the cover, and the second
two characters on the cover, where a later additional inscription
that identifies the figure as Wenshu is written in black and dated to
the second year of Jiaqing (1798). There are traces of red and green
pigment.
42Ω in. (108 cm.) high
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-64,000

P R O V E NAN C E :
Fong Chow (1923-2012) Collection, New York, acquired prior to
1966
Sold at Christie’s New York, 21-22 March 2013, lot 1196

(inscription on the back 背面銘文)

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