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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT
Lot 588
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BUD DHA , NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, DATED TAIHE
SECOND YEAR, CORRESPO NDING TO 478
Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 USD
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHA
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, DATED TAIHE SECOND YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 478
北魏太和二年（478年） 銅鎏金佛坐像
seated in vajraparyankasana with the hands held in dhyana mudra, the hair and top knot with finely cast striations, dressed in a
simple robe with finely rendered pleats over one shoulder, the back with an aperture for a mandorla, supported on a square base
with an incised pattern along the top edge above a stepped and waisted standard further supported by a quadruped base, the
front incised with two figures bearing leafy branches, the remaining three sides inscribed and dated, modern stand, Japanese
wood box (5)
銘文：
太和二年九月廿一日 益都縣人宋桃根妻范勝二仁造須彌像一軀 使男女上者生天生者□足 □心如生西方安洛固社常與佛會
Height 6⅛ in., 15.6 cm
Catalogue Note
Striking for its rich gilding, this figure belongs to an exclusive group of exquisitely cast images of the Buddha made in the Northern
Wei dynasty, when bronze casting of Buddhist images reached a new peak. Its serene expression, quiet meditative pose and heavy
drapery are testaments to the continued influence of Indian sculptures and the gradual sinicization of the form.
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