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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MOLLY VAN LOON (1921-2000)
(LOTS 370-373 INCLUSIVE)

Molly Van Loon 私人珍藏 (1921-2000) (拍品第370號至第373號)

Christie’s are delighted to present the Buddhist art from the 倫敦佳士得榮幸推出Molly van Loon 女士佛教藝術珍藏
collection of the late Molly van Loon. 精選.
Molly van Loon 女士生於緬甸, 自幼便遊走於廟宇之間. 二
Molly van Loon was born in Burma, where she visited Buddhist 戰期間,她加入紅十字會在喜馬拉雅偏遠地區工作, 這段
monasteries and shrines at an early age. During the Second World 經歷令她對東方文化及藏傳佛教更加入迷. 她於1947年
War, she served with the Red Cross in a remote region of the 前往南非並於1969年正式開始收集佛教藝術品, 她的藏
Himalayas, which furthered her interest in Eastern culture and 品大多來自印度.
Tibetan Buddhism. She settled in South Africa in 1947 and began 她在南非期間大力推動佛教, 在大學教書並參與建立佛
collecting Buddhist art in 1969. She grew her collection through 教機構. 她於2000年與世長辭, 直到生命最後一刻, 她對
visits to India with the help of the Dalai Lama’s ofice in Delhi. “I 佛教的熱忱亦從未改變.
slogged and slaved for years to collect them,” said Molly van Loon
to a newspaper when asked about her collection.

She played a large role in furthering Buddhist religion in South
Africa by lecturing at universities and establishing Buddhist
institutions. She remained passionate and enthusiastic about
Buddhism up until her death in 2000.

370

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY

Buddha Shakyamuni is shown seated in vajrasana on a lotus base
with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left rests
on his lap supporting the alms bowl. He has a serene expression
with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows and the urna on his
forehead. His curled hair and ushnisha are topped with a lotus-bud.
13¡ in. (34 cm.) high

£6,000-10,000 $8,500-14,000
€7,600-13,000

LITERATURE:

‘The Molly van Loon Collection of Buddhist Art’, Unisa Gallery,
Pretoria, 14 September – 28 October 1989, pp. 15, no. 10.

西藏十七世紀 鎏金銅釋迦穆尼坐像 出版:‘The
Molly van Loon Collection of Buddhist Art’, Unisa
Art Gallery, Pretoria, 14 September – 28 October
1989, 第 15頁, 圖版第 10

371

A PARCEL-GILT SILVER OFFERING VASE, TSEBUM
LATE 19TH CENTURY

The bulbous-shaped vase is decorated with four vertical bands
set with semi-precious stones below a leaf-shaped ornament
embellished with a diminutive fgure of Amitayus.
11¬ in. (29.5 cm.) high

£800-1,200 $1,200-1,700
€1,100-1,500

PROVENANCE:

Property from the Collection of the late Molly Van Loon (1921-
2000).

LITERATURE:

‘The Molly van Loon Collection of Buddhist Art’, Unisa Art Gallery,
Pretoria, 14 September – 28 October 1989, pp. 46, no. 49.

370 清十九世紀末 銀嵌寶石法器 出版:’The Molly
van Loon Collection of Buddhist Art’, Unisa Art Gal-
138 lery, Pretoria, 14 September – 28 October 1989, 第
46頁, 圖版第 49