五胡十六國時代 銅鎏金菩薩坐像

cast seated on a rectangular pedestal, the hands folded in dhyanamudra, wearing long robes falling into voluminous folds, the face with a meditative expression and the hair piled up into a high chignon, wood stand and Japanese wood box

繭山龍泉堂，東京

The figure is in good condition with the exception of partial loss to the lower rear edge of the stand, minor pitting due to burial and malachite encrustation to the back, and overall scratches, rubbing and flaking to the gilded decoration.
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中國早期銅鎏金佛像，多結跏趺坐，特徵風格仍見犍陀羅造像影響，尤見於髮髻及衣袍，而身軀棱角分明，佛座方正，座前左右兩獅，則為中式風格，本品即屬中國最早期佛像。

本像或曾連帶背光，可參考一較大型相類造像，飾弟子及飛天浮雕，華蓋為頂，河北省石家莊出土，見《China. Dawn of a Golden Age》展覽圖錄，大都會博物館，紐約，2004年，編號45；亦可比較東京出光美術館藏例，錄於《金銅像：中國、朝鮮、日本》，日本國立博物館，東京，1987年，編號5。

一例曾售於紐約蘇富比2006年9月21日，編號111；三例先後售於倫敦蘇富比1978年3月30日，編號53；1982年12月14日，編號26；1988年6月7日，編號33；倫敦佳士得亦曾出售一例，1989年6月2日，編號87。