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205 *
A MARBLE CARVING OF TWO DISCIPLES TOGETHER WITH A
LIMESTONE FRAGMENT OF BUDDHA’S HEAD
The disciples, dated by inscription to AD 587 and of the period;
The head, Northern Wei Dynasty
The disciples carved kneeling in front of a large lotus-petal arch above
a rectangular plinth with carved inscription; the Buddha’s head with
serenely-downcast eyes beneath heavy lids and arched brows, the
straight nose above gently curving lips, all between long pendulous ears,
mounted on a wood plaque.
The disciples group, 16.7cm (6 1/2in) high; Buddha’s head, 8cm
(3 1/8in) high. (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

205 587年 理石雕雙脅侍像 及 北魏 石雕佛首像 一組兩件

Provenance: P.-L. Mercanton, Switzerland (the marble disciples)
Dr Melanie Stiassny, bequeathed to the below in 1966
(the Buddha head)
Mrs Gret Hasler (1895-1971), Winterthur, Switzerland, and thence
by descent

來源：瑞士學者P.-L. Mercanton舊藏（理石雕像）
Melanie Stiassny博士舊藏，於1966年遺贈與Gret Hasler夫人
（石雕佛首）
瑞士溫特圖爾Gret Hasler夫人（1895-1971）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今

The inscription on the stele reads: ‘開皇七年七月十五日張士值為主父
見在世造白值像一區...’ which may be translated as: ‘On the fifteenth
day of the seventh month of the seventh year of the Kaihuang era,... has
made this for his father, who lives in the world, the white statue....’

Compare with a related stone Buddhist stele, 6th/7th century, of similar
size (15.2cm high) which was sold at Christie’s New York, 24 September
2020, lot 906.

206 *
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
Sui/Tang Dynasty
The deity seated on a lotus flower borne on a long stem, with her right
leg crossed over her left knee, her left foot resting on a lotus flower,
with serene expression in front of a circular mandorla, clad in cascading
robes with beaded jewellery, 11cm (4 1/4in) high; together with an
archaistic bronze bell, Song/Ming dynasty, 12.5cm (5in) high. (2).

£1,500 - 2,000
206 CNY13,000 - 18,000
隋/唐 銅鎏金觀世音菩薩像 及 宋/明 銅仿古紋鐘 一組兩件

Provenance: Mrs Gret Hasler (1895-1971), Winterthur, Switzerland,
and thence by descent

來源：瑞士溫特圖爾Gret Hasler夫人（1895-1971）舊藏，並由後人
保存迄今

Compare with a related gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Sui/Tang
dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby’s London, 13 May 2015, lot 24.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
12 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.