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GANDHARAN MASTERPIECES FROM A PRIVATE JAPANESE COLLECTION

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A GRAY SCHIST RELIEF DEPICTING GARLAND BEARERS
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD-4TH CENTURY CE
7æ in. (19.7 cm.) high; 13¬ in. wide
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Japan, before 1990, by repute.
Important private collection, Japan, by 1990.
LITERATURE:
I. Kurita, Gandharan Art, vol. II, Tokyo, 1990, p. 222, fig. 655.

古犍陀羅 三/四世紀 灰片岩雕侍者與花環
來源:
私人珍藏，日本，1990年前（傳）。
重要私人珍藏，日本，不晚於1990年。 Cover and illustration from I. Kurita, Gandharan Art, vol. II, Tokyo,
1990, p. 222.
出版:
栗田功，《ガンダーラ美術〈II〉仏陀の世界》，東京，1990年，頁222，圖655。

Continuous friezes of garland bearers were a popular component of Gandharan
architectural design. The present example depicts two attendants hauling a
large undulating wreath, with a thickly plumed bird with outstretched wings
in the center. These lush garlands were frequently featured in depictions
of Jataka tales, in which the Buddha was previously incarnated as a bird,
didactically reinforcing the Buddhist approach to the interconnectivity of all
sentient beings. See H. Ingolt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, New York, 1957,
plates 374-380, for further examples of the garland bearer motif.

408
A GREEN SCHIST RELIEF WITH DEVOTEES IN NICHES
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, SWAT VALLEY, 2ND-4TH
CENTURY CE
6Ω in. (16.5 cm.) high; 12¡ in. (31.4 cm.) wide
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Europe, before 1990.
Important private collection, Japan, by 1990.
LITERATURE:
I. Kurita, Gandharan Art, vol. II, Tokyo, 1990, p. 207, fig. 600.

古犍陀羅 斯瓦特地區 二至四世紀 綠片岩雕佛教徒
來源:
私人珍藏，歐洲，1990年前。
重要私人珍藏，日本，不晚於1990年。 Cover and illustration from I. Kurita, Gandharan Art, vol. II, Tokyo, 1990,
p. 207
出版:
栗田功，《ガンダーラ美術〈II〉仏陀の世界》，東京，1990年，頁207，圖600。