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Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō: Early Buddhist Bronzes

05 October 2016 | 12:15 PM HKT | Hong Kong

SALE TOTAL

50,410,000HKD
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  • 3203
    A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE VOTIVE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI
    NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, DATED 4TH YEAR OF THE HUANGXING PERIOD (IN ACCORDANCE WITH 470)
    LOT SOLD.11,480,000HKD
  • 3218
    A RARE GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA
    TANG DYNASTY
    LOT SOLD.7,880,000HKD
  • 3215
    AN EXTREMELY RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA
    NORTHERN QI DYNASTY
    LOT SOLD.5,120,000HKD
  • 3212
    A GILT-BRONZE VOTIVE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI
    EASTERN WEI DYNASTY, DATED TO THE SECOND YEAR OF WUDING PERIOD (IN ACCORDANCE WITH 544)
    LOT SOLD.5,120,000HKD
  • 3210
    A RARE GILT-BRONZE VOTIVE FIGURE OF SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
    NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY
    LOT SOLD.4,040,000HKD
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Sale Number: HK0679 Lots : 22

SALE TOTAL

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AUCTION RESULTS

Six sales of Chinese Works of Art totalled HK$603 million/US$77.2 million. Top lot was the highly important Imperial khotan-green jade seal ‘Treasure of the Emperor Supreme’ which achieved HK$91.5 million/US$11.7 million. The Imperial inscribed documentary wutong qin sold for HK$55.6 million/US$7.2 million, setting a world auction record for a Qing dynasty musical instrument. The Chinese Art Through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō: Early Buddhist Bronzes achieved a white glove sale fetching HK$50.4 million/US$6.5 million, over six times the estimate. 

Sale total: HK$50,410,000/US$6,499,361

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The twenty-two bronze votive figures in this outstanding collection, assembled over the past sixty years by the legendaryJapanese dealer Sakamoto Gorō, are not only of sublime beauty, but also of great importance in documenting the transmission of Buddhism into China from the 4th century onwards. Revered and treasured in Japan, this carefully preserved group includes several with documentary inscriptions, including the famous large gilt-bronze figure of Padmapani from the Northern Wei dynasty, dated to 470, extensively exhibited and published in Japan since 1960.

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Nicolas Chow
Chairman, Asia
International Head
Chairman of Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8128
nicolas.chow@sothebys.com
Ryoichi Hirano
Acting Managing Director, Japan
Senior International Specialist,
Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
ryoichi.hirano@sothebys.com
Julian King
Senior Director, International Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 5518
julian.king@sothebys.com
Sam Shum
Director, China & Southeast Asia
Senior Specialist,
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8125
sam.shum@sothebys.com
Carrie Li
Senior Director
Senior Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8155
carrie.li@sothebys.com
Christian Bouvet
Senior Director
Head of Mid-Season Sales
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8135
christian.bouvet@sothebys.com
Patrick Tse
Director
Business Director
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8126
patrick.tse@sothebys.com
Peter Song
Deputy Director
Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+86 10 6408 8890
peter.song@sothebys.com
Amethyst Chau
Deputy Director
Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8121
amethyst.chau@sothebys.com
Ching Yi Huang
Deputy Director
Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+886-2-2757-6689
ChingYi.Huang@sothebys.com
Cristine Li
Junior Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8122
cristine.li@sothebys.com
Carmen Li
Deputy Director
Business Manager
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8124
carmen.li@sothebys.com
Abigail Ng
Senior Administrator
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 5582
abigail.ng@sothebys.com
   
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