- 419
隋 石雕觀音頭像
估價
25,000 - 35,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- stone
carved with slanted downcast eyes, beneath prominent brows, with well-formed lips curved in a gentle smile, crowned with a tiara ornamented with jewels, centered with an image of Amitabha with ribbons trailing from the ends, all backed by the remnants of a halo, mounted
來源
The Estate of C.T. Loo, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 10th and 11th October 1962, lot 251.
Condition
Most of the halo behind the head is missing, leaving jagged edges. The ends of the earlobes, parts of the ears, nose and the tiara have been rebuilt. There is a chip at the base of the neck, and a large chip at the back of the halo. There are losses to the top of the chignon. There is a crack on the left side of the face that extends from the neck into the tiara and across the top of the head. there is a chip on the right side of the face.
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 figure of Amitabha in the headdress identifies the bodhisattva as Guanyin. Guanyin being the Chinese name of Avalokiteshvara, an emanation of Amitabha, recognized as the bodhisattva's spiritual 'father'.
The softer facial features of the present lot relate it to the style of the Sui dynasty. The almost closed eyes and well-formed lips resemble the features on a figure excavated from the site of the Longxing Temple in Qingdao. That figure, illustrated in Angela Falco Howard, et. al., Chinese Sculpture, Yale, 2006, p. 294, fig. 3.99, has been dated as Northern Qi by some scholars, but is generally recognized as being Sui. Another Sui dynasty example, this one with an intact halo, is illustrated in Osvald Siren, Kinesiska och Japanska Skulpturer och Malningar, Malmo, 1931, pl. 18 a-b; and a Northern Qi / Sui dynasty example, very similar to the Qingdao example mentioned above, was sold in our London rooms, 2nd December 1997, lot 25.