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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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隋 A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED
／ BUDDHA
唐
SUI/TANG DYNASTY (581-907)
鎏金銅佛坐像
The figure is seated with legs crossed under a voluminous robe draped over
the left shoulder. The right hand raised in abhayamudra, symbol of offering and
holding the end of a scarf in the left hand resting on the corresponding knee.
The figure is supported on an integral lotus flower base and surrounded by a
petal-shaped body aureole, and further detailed with a circular head aureole.
4 ⅛ in. (10.5 cm.) high
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-38,000

PROVENANCE
J.T. Tai (1911-1992), sold at Sotheby’s New York, 22 March 2011, lot 276
Compare to two similar figures from the same period, one illustrated by Jin Shen
in Haiwai ji Gangtai cang lidai foxiang: zhenpin jinian tujian (Catalogue of Treasures
of Buddhist Sculptures in Overseas Collections Including Hong Kong and Taiwan),
Shanxi, 2007, p. 430, the other from a private Japanese collection, sold at Christie’s
New York, 14 September 2017, lot 804 (fig. 1).
來源
戴潤齋舊藏，紐約蘇富比，2011 年 3 月 22 日，拍品 276 號

風格近似的北魏鎏金銅造像可參考一例載於金申《海外及港台藏歷代佛像：珍品紀年圖
鑑》，山西，2007 年，頁 430，以及日本私人舊藏一例，拍賣於紐約佳士得，2017 年 9 fig. 1 Sold at Christie’s New York,
月 14 日，拍品 804 號（圖一）。 14 September 2017, Lot 804
圖一 紐約佳士得 2017 年 9 月 14 日 拍品 804 號

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