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Auction archive: Lot number 119

DescriptionA gilt-bronze figure of

Dharma & Tantra
20 Sep 2022
Estimate
US$100,000 - US$150,000
Price realised:
US$113,400
Auction archive: Lot number 119

DescriptionA gilt-bronze figure of

Dharma & Tantra
20 Sep 2022
Estimate
US$100,000 - US$150,000
Price realised:
US$113,400
Beschreibung:

DescriptionA gilt-bronze figure of BuddhaKorea, Unified Silla dynasty, circa 8th century朝鮮 統一新羅時代 約八世紀 銅鎏金佛立像Height 10⅛ in., 26 cmCondition reportAs visible in the photos, there is a 3.5cm loss to the base. One of the lotus flowers at the reverse of the figure is broken off. There is bruising to the tips of the fingers and hair. There is oxidization throughout, especially the reverse of the figure, but overall the gilding is well preserved.
For more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contact Eleanor.Jahrling@sothebys.com.
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.
我們很高興為您提供上述拍品狀況報告。由於敝公司非專業修復人員,在此敦促您徵詢其他專業修復人員,以獲得更詳盡、專業之報告。
準買家應該檢查每件拍品以確認其狀況,蘇富比所作的任何陳述均為主觀看法而非事實陳述。雖然本狀況報告或有針對某拍品之討論,但所有拍賣品均根據印於圖錄內之業務規則以拍賣時狀況出售。ProvenanceJ.J Lally & Co., New York, 1992.
藍理捷,紐約,1992年Catalogue noteThe Unified Silla period was the pinnacle of production of Buddhist sculpture, with numerous images created for private worship after Buddhism became the official religion in the 6th century. It is rare though to find a gilt-bronze sculpture of the Buddha of this large size. See a closely related but smaller (14 cm high) standing sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession no. 12.37.136), lacking its base, illustrated in Judith G. Smith and Elizabeth Hammer, The Arts of Korea: A Resource for Educators, New York, 2001, pl. 5. It shares the same mudra, symbolizing the dispelling of fear and the granting of wishes as well as the similar treatment of the contemplative expression and cascading folds on the drapery. 
Another closely related but smaller gilt-bronze figure of Buddha from the United Silla Period was sold at Christie's New York, 14th September 2017, lot 835, from the collection of Goto Shinshudo. 

Auction archive: Lot number 119
Auction:
Datum:
20 Sep 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond St.
London, W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000
+44 (0)20 7293 5989
Beschreibung:

DescriptionA gilt-bronze figure of BuddhaKorea, Unified Silla dynasty, circa 8th century朝鮮 統一新羅時代 約八世紀 銅鎏金佛立像Height 10⅛ in., 26 cmCondition reportAs visible in the photos, there is a 3.5cm loss to the base. One of the lotus flowers at the reverse of the figure is broken off. There is bruising to the tips of the fingers and hair. There is oxidization throughout, especially the reverse of the figure, but overall the gilding is well preserved.
For more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contact Eleanor.Jahrling@sothebys.com.
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.
我們很高興為您提供上述拍品狀況報告。由於敝公司非專業修復人員,在此敦促您徵詢其他專業修復人員,以獲得更詳盡、專業之報告。
準買家應該檢查每件拍品以確認其狀況,蘇富比所作的任何陳述均為主觀看法而非事實陳述。雖然本狀況報告或有針對某拍品之討論,但所有拍賣品均根據印於圖錄內之業務規則以拍賣時狀況出售。ProvenanceJ.J Lally & Co., New York, 1992.
藍理捷,紐約,1992年Catalogue noteThe Unified Silla period was the pinnacle of production of Buddhist sculpture, with numerous images created for private worship after Buddhism became the official religion in the 6th century. It is rare though to find a gilt-bronze sculpture of the Buddha of this large size. See a closely related but smaller (14 cm high) standing sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession no. 12.37.136), lacking its base, illustrated in Judith G. Smith and Elizabeth Hammer, The Arts of Korea: A Resource for Educators, New York, 2001, pl. 5. It shares the same mudra, symbolizing the dispelling of fear and the granting of wishes as well as the similar treatment of the contemplative expression and cascading folds on the drapery. 
Another closely related but smaller gilt-bronze figure of Buddha from the United Silla Period was sold at Christie's New York, 14th September 2017, lot 835, from the collection of Goto Shinshudo. 

Auction archive: Lot number 119
Auction:
Datum:
20 Sep 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond St.
London, W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000
+44 (0)20 7293 5989
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