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北魏太和十八年（494 年） 石灰岩雕佛坐像
估價
60,000 - 80,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- limestone
銘文：
太和十八年歲在□戌比丘尼慧辯敬造石像一軀為七世父母所生父母□□諸佛一切眾生盡家共會□元慧咸階常□□□□供養
太和十八年歲在□戌比丘尼慧辯敬造石像一軀為七世父母所生父母□□諸佛一切眾生盡家共會□元慧咸階常□□□□供養
來源
Sotheby's London, 6th June 1995, lot 14.
Condition
Repaired break across the middle. Repairs to nose, topknot, hand, foot and end of robe. Scattered chips and chips along the edges and corners of the base. Inscription and surface of the relief carvings worn.
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.
拍品資料及來源
The inscription on the back has been partially worn away. From what can be deciphered, the figure was made by a nun, Huibian, in commemoration of her parents from the present and the past seven lives. Figures of Buddhas and bodhisattvas were often commissioned to gain merit for both the living and the deceased, with the hope that they would eventually be reunited in the presence of the Buddha.
Two other examples of similar Buddha figures are illustrated in Jan Fontein and Tung Wu, Unearthing China's Past, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1973, no. 72 and figs. 75 and 75a. Another example from the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art is illustrated in Chinese Art in Overseas Collections, Buddhist Sculpture I, Taipei, 1998, no. 7.