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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 金 木雕加彩釋迦牟尼佛坐像
AN EXTREMELY RARE LARGE POLYCHROME
WOOD FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA 來源：
JIN DYNASTY 1994年入藏
展覽：
superbly and sensitively sculpted in the form of Shakyamuni
Buddha seated in vajraparyankasana, portrayed with a 《佛雕之美─宋元木雕佛像精品展》，國立歷史博物
sensuous full face accentuated with slender bow-shaped 館，台北，1997年，頁34-37
eyes and hooded eyelids casting a meditative and powerful 出版：
aura with downcast pupils, all below well-defined arched 《歷史文物月刊》，1997年，第7卷，第6期，封面及
eyebrows flanking a central recess for an urna, the curved
contours of the eyebrows juxtaposed with the prominent 封面內頁
nose above softly and realistically delineated lips, all framed
by neatly arranged rows of ringlet curls and a pair of long
pendulous earlobes, the domed head further depicted with
an ushnisha, the dignified and sublime figure rendered clad
in long flowing robes subtly picked out in relief with floral
borders, the voluminous drapery elegantly cascading in folds
and baring the upper right torso, the reverse of the head
and torso left with a rectangular aperture, traces of original
polychrome pigments
122 cm, 48 in.
PROVENANCE
Acquired in 1994.
EXHIBITED
The Splendour of Buddhist Statuaries. Chinese Buddhist
Wooden Sculpture from Sung and Yuan Dynasties, National
Museum of History, Taipei, 1997, pp. 34-37.
LITERATURE
Bulletin of the National Museum of History, 1997, vol. VII, no.
6, cover and inside cover.
HK$ 16,000,000-18,000,000
US$ 2,040,000-2,300,000

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