A miniature gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, Sui dynasty
隋 鎏金銅佛立像
Details
A miniature gilt-bronze figure of Buddha
Sui dynasty
隋 鎏金銅佛立像
Height 2⅜ in, 6 cm.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Paul Manheim (1905-1999).
Sotheby's New York, 16th September 2009, lot 112 (part lot).
來源
Paul Manheim （1905-1999）收藏
紐約蘇富比2009年9月16日，編號112（其一）
EXHIBITED
Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1970-2009 (on loan).
展覽
布魯克林博物館，紐約，1970至2009年（借展）
This finely cast miniature figure depicts Buddha standing on a rectangular pedestal. The particularly elongated and columnar treatment of the body indicates that the figure was made prior to the Tang dynasty, when sculptors moved toward a representational mode that expressed greater movement and anatomical detail.
Sui dynasty
隋 鎏金銅佛立像
Height 2⅜ in, 6 cm.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Paul Manheim (1905-1999).
Sotheby's New York, 16th September 2009, lot 112 (part lot).
來源
Paul Manheim （1905-1999）收藏
紐約蘇富比2009年9月16日，編號112（其一）
EXHIBITED
Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1970-2009 (on loan).
展覽
布魯克林博物館，紐約，1970至2009年（借展）
This finely cast miniature figure depicts Buddha standing on a rectangular pedestal. The particularly elongated and columnar treatment of the body indicates that the figure was made prior to the Tang dynasty, when sculptors moved toward a representational mode that expressed greater movement and anatomical detail.