Page 143 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

795 | A SANDSTONE TORSO OF 797 | A JAVANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF BRAHMA,
BUDDHA, SUKHOTHAI 14TH-15TH CENTURY
Thailand, 1238-1438. The heavy sandstone with Java, 14th – 15th century. The deity massively cast seated in
a complex weathering landscape indicating padmasana on a double lotus base on a stepped rectangular
an age of at least 500 years and possibly up plinth, with four arms holding various attributes, including mala and
to a millennium, giving this piece an appealing kamandalu, and one hand showing varada mudra, wearing a dhoti
structure and patina. Associated wood base. (2) with flower heads, bands, and ornaments.

Condition: Condition as seen with extensive Condition: Good condition with fine verdigris and malachite patina.
weathering and losses. Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Weight: 716.4 g.
Weight: 47.1 kg. Dimensions: Height 13.6 cm.
Dimensions: Height 42.0 cm excl. base.
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Estimate EUR 2.000,- Starting price EUR 750,-
Starting price EUR 1.000,-

798 | A BRONZE MODEL OF A SEATED BUDDHA
SHAKYAMUNI, SIAM, 19th – 20th CENTURY
Kingdom of Siam, Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932) or slightly later.
Cast bronze with good and solid age patina.

Condition: Good condition with some wear, traces of age and usage,
some soiling.
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Dimensions: Height c. 15 cm.
Estimate EUR 200,-
Starting price EUR 100,-

799 | A KHMER BRONZE FIGURE OF FOUR-ARMED
LOKESVARA UNDER SEVEN-HEADED NAGA,
13TH CENTURY
Khmer Empire, Angkor period, Bayon style, 13th century. The
four-armed bodhisattva wearing a sambat, holding his attributes,
and standing on the coiled naga, representing the snake king
796 | A BRONZE MODEL OF Muchalinda, on a square base, the snake rising above him with
A SEATED BUDDHA seven heads.
SHAKYAMUNI, SIAM,
19th – 20th CENTURY
Condition: Well-preserved with wear and other signs of age
Kingdom of Siam, Rattanakosin Kingdom throughout, with a fine malachite patina and soil encrustation.
(1782–1932) or slightly later. Cast bronze with Provenance: From an old South German collection.
good and solid age patina.
Weight: 847.2 g.
Dimensions: Height 22.5 cm.
Condition: Good condition with some wear,
traces of age and usage, some soiling. This depiction featuring the serpent king Muchalinda is quite
Provenance: Austrian private collection. unusual, as it is much more common for this naga to be depicted
sheltering Buddha, and this testifies to the great importance of this
Dimensions: Height c. 15 cm. bodhisattva in Khmer society at the time.

Estimate EUR 4.000,- Estimate EUR 800,-
Starting price EUR 2.000,- Starting price EUR 400,-

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