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A carved and inscribed marble Buddhist panel, Tang dynasty | 唐 大理石雕釋迦牟尼佛廣嚴城講經圖畫像石
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October 9, 07:30 AM GMT
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
A carved and inscribed marble Buddhist panel,
Tang dynasty
唐 大理石雕釋迦牟尼佛廣嚴城講經圖畫像石
the heavy marble plaque of rectangular form, carved in high relief and depicting the early life of the Buddha, incised in the upper register with three characters reading Guangyancheng (Vaishali city), a holy place in Buddha's early life in Central India
43 by 37 cm
R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 13th April 1993.
安思遠，紐約，1993年4月13日
The present panel depicts Shakyamuni's first visit to the Indian city of Vaishali, where several monkeys were able to be reborn as human beings and advanced towards enlightenment by offering bowls of honey to the Buddha. The Buddha is portrayed teaching under a bodhi tree, symbolising the foretelling of his nirvana during the second visit to the same city.