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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN FAMILY
                                                                          歐洲家族藏品
                                                                          Lots 238-239

                                                                          238
                                                                          A RARE STONE BUDDHIST STELE
                                                                          Northern Wei Dynasty
                                                                          The stele formed as an arched alcove raised on a
                                                                          rectangular plinth, the alcove enclosing a figure of
                                                                          the Buddha seated on a fabric-draped lotus throne,
                                                                          flanked by his two principal disciples, the alcove
                                                                          surmounted by another Buddha and dragons,
                                                                          inscriptions on the sides.
                                                                          31cm (12 1/8in) high (2).
                                                                          £4,000 - 6,000
                                                                          CNY36,000 - 54,000
                                                                          北魏   石雕佛陀坐窟碑

                                                                          Provenance: a European private collection,
                                                                          according to the owners, purchased in Kensington
                                                                          Church Street, London, prior to 1975

                                                                          來源:
                                                                          歐洲私人收藏
                                                                          於1975年前購自肯辛頓教堂街古董商


                                                                          239
                                                                          A RARE BRONZE VOTIVE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
                                                                          Northern Wei Dynasty
                                                                          The figure seated in dhyanasana, cast on a raised
                                                                          four-legged pedestal, the meditative face framed by
                                                                          long ears and a domed ushnisha, the petal-shaped
                                                                          mandorla decorated with flames.
                                                                          9cm (3 1/2in) high.

                 238
                                                                          £4,000 - 6,000
                                                                          CNY36,000 - 54,000
                                                                          北魏   銅佛陀背光坐像

                                                                          Provenance: a European private collection

                                                                          來源: 歐洲私人收藏




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