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A CARVED STONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
EASTERN WEI DYNASTY
carved seated on a throne, wearing a long flowing robe falling
in gentle folds around the arms and legs, the face with gentle
smile and the hair piled into a high top knot, the stone of
dark grey tone, black marble mount
23.5cm, 9¼in.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from Kugel, Paris, 9th September, 1981.
† £ 1,000-2,000
HK$ 10,500-20,900 US$ 1,350-2,700

東魏 石雕佛坐像
來源
購自Kugel，巴黎，1981年9月9日
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A RARE INSCRIBED BRONZE BODHISATTVA
MOULD AND COVER
QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD
the interior set with a negative mould of the multi-armed
deity seated in lalitasana and holding various attributes in the
various hands, framed by a mandorla decorated with flower
sprays and scrolling foliage on a double lotus pedestal, the
side with an engraved six-character Qianlong mark, the
interior of the cover with a further engraved six-character
mark in reverse and Manchu inscription in reverse, the
exterior with an attached double loop handle
(2)
9.9 cm, 3⅞ in.
‡ £ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 20,900-31,300 US$ 2,700-4,000
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清乾隆 銅菩薩坐像模具
《大清乾隆年製》款

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A LARGE AND RARE DATED WHITE MARBLE
STELE FRAGMENT
EASTERN WEI DYNASTY, DATED TO THE
THIRD YEAR OF THE WU DING PERIOD,
CORRESPONDING TO 545
the solid rectangular base with an eighteen-line calligraphic
inscription and dated ‘Wu Ding third year’ to the back, the
front carved with a kneeling European figure supporting a
censer, flanked by two ferocious seated lions and the bases
of two acolytes, all supporting a figure of Maitreya seated in
‘Royal ease’, flanked by the bases of two pairs of acolytes,
the crystalline stone of white tone
37 by 34 cm, 14½ by 13⅜ in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 20,900-31,300 US$ 2,700-4,000

東魏武定三年（545年）
274 大理石雕刻銘殘石

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