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PROPERTY FROM THE MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART, 9041
SOLD TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM FUNDS A LARGE GILT LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA
Thailand, 20th century
9037 Dresssed as a royal prince in a tall crown with removable finial and
A COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF A CROWNED BUDDHA separately carved earrings, his necklace and belt worn over his
Thailand, Ayutthaya period, late Sukhothai style, 17th century layered garments as he stands on a lotus flower plight with his right
The peaceful face with downcast eyes deeply hollowed for inlay that hand raised in abhaya mudra and his left hand extended palm-
is no longer preserved, his pendant earlobes distended from heavy upward, the surfaces covered in gilt over red lacquer (losses to
earrings of curling leaf form and further plant forms covering the plinth).
surface of the elaborate headdress and conical ushnisha (losses). 17 73in (185.5cm) high
1/8in (43.5cm) height of head
25 3/8in (64.5cm) height including stand US$1,000 - 1,500
US$1,500 - 2,500 Provenance
Property from the Indianapolis Museum of Art sold to benefit future
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS acquisitions.
Indianapolis Museum of Art since 2000
9038
A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA KOREAN AND JAPANESE ARTS
Northern Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th/18th century
Covered in lacquer of red-tinted dark hue, the figure seated in half- PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A PROMINENT BAY
lotus position holding his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra while his AREA COLLECTOR
elongated left hand rests on his lap in dhyana mudra, raised on a
semi-circular plinth adorned in lotus blossoms (cracks, losses). 9042
11 3/4in (30cm) high TWO BLUE AND WHITE JARS
Late Joseon dynasty/early 20th century
US$1,000 - 1,500 the smaller of globular form with a flared neck rising from a cloud
collar pattern painted along the shoulder and opposing peony
Provenance sprays on the compressed globular walls, the glaze covering most
Private New York Collection since circa 1965 surfaces and the foot pad showing remains of four spurs used during
firing(extensive wear, staining); the larger vessel with horizontal
9039 striping along the outside surface of the flared neck and a similar
A GLASS INLAID GILT FIGURE OF A CELESTIAL cloud collar band above peony sprays on the compressed ovoid
Thailand or Myanmar, 19th/20th century bod, the glaze applied everywhere except the foot pad (wear).
Likely depicting a Nat, the figure depicted arching towards his raised 4 1/4 and 11 1/8in (10.8 and 28.3cm) diameter
right leg and carrying an unidentified long implement in his right hand,
attired in a gilt robe inlaid in colored glass decoration. US$800 - 1,200
20 1/2in (52cm) high
US$1,000 - 1,500 9043
A GROUP OF FOUR KOREAN MONOCHROME CERAMICS
9040 The first a small Silla circular cup stand with reticulated stem (minor
A COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF BUDDHA chips); the second a Goryeo celadon glazed bowl with overlapping
Thailand, circa 17th century lotus petal decoration on the exterior walls; the third a late Joseon
Cast with rows of tight, sharp curls that descend from the domed white glazed bowl with a flared rim finishing the deep curving well
ushnisha and frame the oval face with arching brows joined in a (cracked); the last a late Joseon brown glazed food storage jar and
raised ridge above inlaid eyes, nose and smiling lips, the dark metal cover with faceted walls (wear from use).
in contrast to the remains of gilt lacquer in the hair; together with 8 1/4in (21cm) height of jar and cover
a hollow-cast copper alloy finial of flame shape from a much larger
head of Buddha. [2] US$800 - 1,200
13in (33cm) height of head
11 3/8in (29cm) height of finial
US$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance
Property from the Indianapolis Museum of Art sold to benefit future
acquisitions.
Head: Indianapolis Museum of Art since 1972
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