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北魏 石灰岩雕佛頭像
估價
120,000 - 150,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- limestone
the long face narrowed and recarved, with curved brows above partially open oblique eyes, broad straight nose and well-defined mouth shaped into a gentle smile, all beneath hair carved with a central whorl radiating out into wavy lines and crowned with a large prominent ushnisha
來源
Marcel Dumoulin 舊藏，布魯塞爾，1950年11月
Condition
As is typical with such pieces, the head appears to have been broken into several pieces and put back together. A piece from the front of the ushnisha is lost. There are scattered areas of fill, most noticable around the usnisha, on the right side of the face close to the ear, and around the left ear. There are scattered chips along the break lines, to the tip of the nose, to the ears and cheeks. There are signs of recarving along the sides of the face, perhaps to incorporate the above restorations.
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
For another example of a Northern Wei head, see one in the collection of the Musée Cernuschi, illustrated in Gilles Beguin, 'Chinese Buddhist Sculpture at the Musée Cernuschi', Arts of Asia, July-August 2011, pl. 4, p. 65. The Buddha in a Northern Wei stele illustrated in Saburo Matsubara, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, Tokyo, 1966, pl. 74A, displays the attenuated form, narrow face, long ears and large ushnisha, typical of the Northern Wei style. In addition, the the hair is carved with a central whorl and wavy lines, as in the present lot. This style can also be seen in Northern Wei bronzes, such as the one illustrated in Denise Patry Leidy and Donna Straham, Wisdom Embodied: Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Haven, 2010, p. 66, no. 7a.