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IMPERIAL CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART FROM THE 唐 石灰岩雕釋迦牟尼佛經幢台
DETRING/VON HANNEKEN COLLECTION
A RARE GREY LIMESTONE VOTIVE 來源
德璀琳(1842-1913) 或漢納根(1854-1925)收藏, 此後家族傳承
STELE Steles of octagonal section and carved in relief with figures
TANG DYNASTY on each side are found in cave temples, such as an earlier
version inscribed and dated to 428, commissioned by Gao
octagonally facetted with alternating broad and narrow niches, Shanmu from Jiuquan, Gansu Pronvince during the Northern
the broad niche enclosing the Buddha seated on a pedestal Liang period (398-439), and now preserved in the Gansu
base, wearing long flowing robes open at the chest and Provincial Museum, Lanzhou, illustrated in Chinese Sculpture,
extending down over the edge of the base in deep U-shaped New Haven, London and Beijing, 2006, pl. 3.15. See also an
folds, flanked by similarly dressed standing Bodhisattva, the octagonal red sandstone stele, inscribed with a sutra and
stone of a pale grey tone dated to the 11th day of the 7th month in the 5th year of the
33.5 cm, 13 in. Qianning period, corresponding to 898, from the Sakamoto
collection, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th October 2013,
PROVENANCE
lot 113.
Collection of Gustav Detring (1842-1913) and/or Constantin
von Hanneken (1854-1925), and thence by descent.
W £ 40,000-60,000
HK$ 406,000-610,000 US$ 52,000-77,500

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