Page 190 - Christie's Hong Kong November 29, 2022 Fine Chinese Works of Art

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳珍藏
3019

A VERY RARE EARLY MING GILT-BRONZE 明永樂 鎏金銅彌勒佛立像 「大明永樂年施」刻款
STANDING FIGURE OF MAITREYA
來源:
YONGLE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 亞洲私人舊藏，香港佳士得，2010年5月31日，拍品1959號
(1403-1425)
The figure is standing gracefully with the hands in abhaya and
varada mudra, gestures of protection and bestowal of charity. The
crisply cast face is cold-painted and highlighted with red and black
pigments, the eyes looking down to provide a benevolent expression,
framed by pendulous ears, the head with a pronouced usnisa and
covered with tightly curled whorls, wearing a voluminous robe
draped from the shoulders and falling in concentric U-shaped folds
at the chest, standing barefoot on an oval lotus pedestal, incised with
Daming Yongle Nianshi, 'Bestowed in the Yongle period of the Great
Ming Dyansty'.
6Ω in. (16.5 cm.) high, cloth box
HK$3,500,000-5,000,000 US$450,000-640,000

P R O V E NAN C E :
The Property of an Asian Collector, sold at Christie's Hong Kong,
31 May 2010, lot 1959

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