拍品 287
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宋 / 金 菩薩畫像 灰泥 鏡框

估價
100,000 - 150,000 HKD
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描述

  • stucco on panel
of rectangular form, exquisitely rendered with a youthful female head, possibly a Bodhisattva, the figure adorned with a billowing elaborated headdress with gilded gesso highlights, depicted with thick coiled hair with tresses in front of the ears, the plump face accentuated with pursed stylised lips and elongated, almond-shaped eyes, framed and glazed

Condition

The panel is framed and glazed (not inspected outside the frame). It is in its fragmentary condition as visible on the photo and original to the time of its collection. The pigment remains very fresh. There are cracks and losses to the surface and along the edges, all expected and consistent with age. There do not appear to have been any recent retouching or repaints for at least the past 50 years and the panel would benefit from a professional stabilisation and reframing.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

此泥塑繪畫生動自然,出自佛教傳統圖像,以甘肅省敦煌石窟保存的唐代壁畫及絹畫,最廣為人知,延續至宋、金、至早明時期,中國北部區域之寺院壁畫。敦煌莫高窟遺址已可見泥塑浮雕塗金技法,且盛行於宋時木雕,及金代壁畫。

中國宗教繪畫傳統,多見莊嚴肅穆,主尊隨侍井然有序,罕有如此靈動活躍,震攝人心之例。此畫筆觸老練精準,明暗層次柔和,描繪垂髻少女,風格俐落逼真,面頰豐潤,下顎柔腴,朱唇若蓓蕾巧緻,柳眉杏目,黑瞳熠熠,眉鼻相連。

比較宋朝李嵩繪文人畫中一仕女,風格更顯柔和,面容相近然較見內斂,豐頰鮮潤,眉鼻轉折曲圓,珍珠綴髮,此絹軸現存台北國立故宮博物院,刊於《仕女畫之美》,臺北,1988年,圖版10。

曲陽縣王處直墓之壁畫,可見仕女描繪類同髮式及朱唇,然更顯粗簡,錄於《五代王處直墓》,北京,1998年,圖版17、21,及《河北古代墓葬壁畫概述》,北京,2000年,圖版78、80。同年代敦煌壁畫中女性供養人,亦見梳挽相近髮髻,如一例,紀年北宋建隆四年(西元963年),另一壁畫則斷為十世紀中葉,二者均刊載於展覽圖錄 Roderick Whitfield 及 Anne Farrar,《Caves of the Thousand Buddhas. Chinese art from the Silk Route》,大英博物館,倫敦,1990年,編號19A、20。