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A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Sandstone
well-carved, seated with one leg pendant and the other drawn up, one hand resting gently on the back of a lion cub, the other holding a fly whisk, plain monastic robes crossed over the chest falling in voluminous folds over the edges of the rockwork seat, the bald head with deep set features, sensitively modeled in a contemplative expression, traces of pale pink and white ground color
Provenance
Estate of Nikola Atanasov Nikolov, New York.
J.J. Lally & Co., New York, October 1999.
Private Florida Collection.
J.J. Lally & Co., New York, October 1999.
Private Florida Collection.
Condition
The figure is missing the head of the animal in its lap as well as a part of the hand and the lower section of the fly whisk. There is a large chip to the top of the seat at the back as well as wear to the lower section of the back of the seat.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A similar stone sculpture of a luohan seated with a lion discovered in 1980 at the Boshan Temple site, Fu county, Shaanxi province, and now in the Shaanxi History Museum, is published in the 1998 exhibition "China 5000 Years", Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Catalogue, pl. 177.