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清乾隆 青金石雕無量壽佛坐像
估價
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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描述
- lapis
carved seated in dhyanasana with hands in dhyanamudra, wearing a dhoti and a long flowing scarf, the bare chest adorned with elaborate beaded necklace, the meditative face below an urna on the forehead, crowned with a pointed tiara
Condition
The finial appears to be a replacement and has been broken and reattached. There is a fracture line encircling the upper section of the figure's right upper arm and scarf, another encircling the left knee, and one encircling the lower back with an associated area of fill, and a chip on the lower right edge.
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
Lapis lazuli was used as a pigment in murals and on sculptures in Dunhuang, Maijishan and Binglingsi from the 5th until the 14th centuries. Usage of the current Chinese name of the stone, qingjinshi, blue-gold stone, dates to the Qing dynasty.
There is little doubt that the stone was prized during the Qianlong period, as evidenced by a pair of Qianlong period stone lions dyed to imitate lapis lazuli, illustrated in Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, Hong Kong, 1987, cat. nos. 71 and 72; and a Qianlong period lapis lazuli mountain in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, illustrated in Michael Knight, He Li and Terese Tse Bartholomew, Chinese Jades, San Francisco, 2007, no. 354. Examples of lapis lazuli buddhas are illustrated in Buddhist Art from Rehol, Tibetan Buddhist Images and Ritual Objects from the Qing Dynasty Summer Palace at Chengde, Taipei, 1999, cat. no. 81; and Michael Knight, op. cit., no. 327, dated to the 18th century. Another Qianlong period example was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 2004, lot 995.
There is little doubt that the stone was prized during the Qianlong period, as evidenced by a pair of Qianlong period stone lions dyed to imitate lapis lazuli, illustrated in Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, Hong Kong, 1987, cat. nos. 71 and 72; and a Qianlong period lapis lazuli mountain in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, illustrated in Michael Knight, He Li and Terese Tse Bartholomew, Chinese Jades, San Francisco, 2007, no. 354. Examples of lapis lazuli buddhas are illustrated in Buddhist Art from Rehol, Tibetan Buddhist Images and Ritual Objects from the Qing Dynasty Summer Palace at Chengde, Taipei, 1999, cat. no. 81; and Michael Knight, op. cit., no. 327, dated to the 18th century. Another Qianlong period example was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 2004, lot 995.