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A RARE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST DISCIPLE, POSSIBLY ANANDA, MING DYNASTY
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A RARE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST DISCIPLE, POSSIBLY ANANDA, MING DYNASTY
China, 16th-17th century. Finely cast standing atop a double lotus pedestal above a beaded edge, wearing a monastic robe cascading in voluminous folds, the hems decorated with lotus scroll, two corners of the robe looped into a distinct circular clasp at the left shoulder held by a ruyi-shaped buckle and below a three-stranded knotted rope, the two hands clasped one over the other and held in front of the chest, the undergarment also with an embroidered hem of zigzag motifs from which the two feet in cloth shoes protrude.
Provenance: From an old Viennese private collection.
Condition: Good condition with some old wear, particularly to the lacquer gilding, small nicks, few minuscule losses, minor dents, light scratches.
Weight: 3,605 g
Dimensions: Height 35 cm
His serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes, curled brows and beard, and full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the tonsured hair arranged in tight curls.
A luohan is a disciple of Buddha who has attained Enlightenment and has achieved the status of the perfected being, but chooses to postpone his accession to Nirvana and remain in the world to aid all sentient beings. The luohan achieves enlightenment through instruction rather than through his own insight and meditation, and as a result, ranks just below the bodhisattva. The term luohan, or 'arhat' in Sanskrit, means 'worthy' or 'venerable' and refers to the Buddha's original disciples, and by extension, to any holy figure who upheld and defended the Buddhist dharma. Originally only four, their numbers increased to sixteen, then eighteen and ultimately to five hundred.
The present figure depicts either Ananda or Kasyapa, two of Buddha's ten principal disciples, and was likely one of a pair (with the other) or triad (both flanking Buddha). When Kasyapa first met Buddha, he was already in his late eighties. He was a teacher in his own right and had a large following. After an encounter with Buddha, Kasyapa recognized Buddha's superior wisdom and converted along with all of his disciples. He is often portrayed with Ananda, each standing on either side of Shakyamuni Buddha. Ananda was one of Buddha's first cousins, and as such is often depicted as a young man with hands held in anjali mudra.
Literature comparison: A bronze figure of a monk dated to the 17th century, with closely related features to the present lot, is in the collection of the British Museum, accession number 1990,0529.1.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related gilt bronze figure of Ananda, 52 cm high, also dated 16th-17th century, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 29 November 2016, lot 30, sold for HKD 1,740,000. Compare also a related gilt bronze figure of Kasyapa, 42 cm high, at Bonhams New York in Chinese Works of Art and Paintings on 10 September 2018, lot 132, bought-in at an estimate of USD 50,000-70,000. Note that both figures share their cascading robes with hem decoration, the circular clasp at the left shoulder held by a ruyi-shaped buckle, and the distinctive lotus pedestals with their naturalistic overlapping petals above stylized lappets with the present lot.
明代罕見銅鎏金佛陀弟子像，或爲阿難尊者
中國，十六至十七世紀。尊者雙目微合，面帶微笑，雙手合十，表情虔誠。身著寬袍廣袖僧衣，衣紋流暢，法相莊嚴肅穆。雙足立於蓮花寶座之上。通體鎏金保存較好，袈裟及衣擺紋飾突出，技法高超。
來源：維也納私人老收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有一些舊磨損，尤其是漆面燙金、小劃痕、微小缺損、輕微凹痕、輕微劃痕。
重量: 3,605 克
尺寸：高 35 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的銅鎏金阿難尊者，高 52 厘米，十六至十七世紀, 見香港邦翰思 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2016年11月29日 lot 30, 售價HKD 1,740,000。比較一件相似鎏金銅迦葉尊者，高 42 厘米，見紐約邦翰思Chinese Works of Art and Paintings 2018年9月10日 lot 132, 估價USD 50,000-70,000。請注意，這兩位尊者的僧袍都帶有下擺裝飾，左肩上的圓形搭扣由一個如意形的搭扣固定，以及帶有自然主義重疊花瓣的獨特蓮花座與本拍品的荷葉相似。
China, 16th-17th century. Finely cast standing atop a double lotus pedestal above a beaded edge, wearing a monastic robe cascading in voluminous folds, the hems decorated with lotus scroll, two corners of the robe looped into a distinct circular clasp at the left shoulder held by a ruyi-shaped buckle and below a three-stranded knotted rope, the two hands clasped one over the other and held in front of the chest, the undergarment also with an embroidered hem of zigzag motifs from which the two feet in cloth shoes protrude.
Provenance: From an old Viennese private collection.
Condition: Good condition with some old wear, particularly to the lacquer gilding, small nicks, few minuscule losses, minor dents, light scratches.
Weight: 3,605 g
Dimensions: Height 35 cm
His serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes, curled brows and beard, and full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the tonsured hair arranged in tight curls.
A luohan is a disciple of Buddha who has attained Enlightenment and has achieved the status of the perfected being, but chooses to postpone his accession to Nirvana and remain in the world to aid all sentient beings. The luohan achieves enlightenment through instruction rather than through his own insight and meditation, and as a result, ranks just below the bodhisattva. The term luohan, or 'arhat' in Sanskrit, means 'worthy' or 'venerable' and refers to the Buddha's original disciples, and by extension, to any holy figure who upheld and defended the Buddhist dharma. Originally only four, their numbers increased to sixteen, then eighteen and ultimately to five hundred.
The present figure depicts either Ananda or Kasyapa, two of Buddha's ten principal disciples, and was likely one of a pair (with the other) or triad (both flanking Buddha). When Kasyapa first met Buddha, he was already in his late eighties. He was a teacher in his own right and had a large following. After an encounter with Buddha, Kasyapa recognized Buddha's superior wisdom and converted along with all of his disciples. He is often portrayed with Ananda, each standing on either side of Shakyamuni Buddha. Ananda was one of Buddha's first cousins, and as such is often depicted as a young man with hands held in anjali mudra.
Literature comparison: A bronze figure of a monk dated to the 17th century, with closely related features to the present lot, is in the collection of the British Museum, accession number 1990,0529.1.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related gilt bronze figure of Ananda, 52 cm high, also dated 16th-17th century, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 29 November 2016, lot 30, sold for HKD 1,740,000. Compare also a related gilt bronze figure of Kasyapa, 42 cm high, at Bonhams New York in Chinese Works of Art and Paintings on 10 September 2018, lot 132, bought-in at an estimate of USD 50,000-70,000. Note that both figures share their cascading robes with hem decoration, the circular clasp at the left shoulder held by a ruyi-shaped buckle, and the distinctive lotus pedestals with their naturalistic overlapping petals above stylized lappets with the present lot.
明代罕見銅鎏金佛陀弟子像，或爲阿難尊者
中國，十六至十七世紀。尊者雙目微合，面帶微笑，雙手合十，表情虔誠。身著寬袍廣袖僧衣，衣紋流暢，法相莊嚴肅穆。雙足立於蓮花寶座之上。通體鎏金保存較好，袈裟及衣擺紋飾突出，技法高超。
來源：維也納私人老收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有一些舊磨損，尤其是漆面燙金、小劃痕、微小缺損、輕微凹痕、輕微劃痕。
重量: 3,605 克
尺寸：高 35 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的銅鎏金阿難尊者，高 52 厘米，十六至十七世紀, 見香港邦翰思 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2016年11月29日 lot 30, 售價HKD 1,740,000。比較一件相似鎏金銅迦葉尊者，高 42 厘米，見紐約邦翰思Chinese Works of Art and Paintings 2018年9月10日 lot 132, 估價USD 50,000-70,000。請注意，這兩位尊者的僧袍都帶有下擺裝飾，左肩上的圓形搭扣由一個如意形的搭扣固定，以及帶有自然主義重疊花瓣的獨特蓮花座與本拍品的荷葉相似。
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A RARE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST DISCIPLE, POSSIBLY ANANDA, MING DYNASTY
China, 16th-17th century. Finely cast standing atop a double lotus pedestal above a beaded edge, wearing a monastic robe cascading in voluminous folds, the hems decorated with lotus scroll, two corners of the robe looped into a distinct circular clasp at the left shoulder held by a ruyi-shaped buckle and below a three-stranded knotted rope, the two hands clasped one over the other and held in front of the chest, the undergarment also with an embroidered hem of zigzag motifs from which the two feet in cloth shoes protrude.
Provenance: From an old Viennese private collection.
Condition: Good condition with some old wear, particularly to the lacquer gilding, small nicks, few minuscule losses, minor dents, light scratches.
Weight: 3,605 g
Dimensions: Height 35 cm
His serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes, curled brows and beard, and full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the tonsured hair arranged in tight curls.
A luohan is a disciple of Buddha who has attained Enlightenment and has achieved the status of the perfected being, but chooses to postpone his accession to Nirvana and remain in the world to aid all sentient beings. The luohan achieves enlightenment through instruction rather than through his own insight and meditation, and as a result, ranks just below the bodhisattva. The term luohan, or 'arhat' in Sanskrit, means 'worthy' or 'venerable' and refers to the Buddha's original disciples, and by extension, to any holy figure who upheld and defended the Buddhist dharma. Originally only four, their numbers increased to sixteen, then eighteen and ultimately to five hundred.
The present figure depicts either Ananda or Kasyapa, two of Buddha's ten principal disciples, and was likely one of a pair (with the other) or triad (both flanking Buddha). When Kasyapa first met Buddha, he was already in his late eighties. He was a teacher in his own right and had a large following. After an encounter with Buddha, Kasyapa recognized Buddha's superior wisdom and converted along with all of his disciples. He is often portrayed with Ananda, each standing on either side of Shakyamuni Buddha. Ananda was one of Buddha's first cousins, and as such is often depicted as a young man with hands held in anjali mudra.
Literature comparison: A bronze figure of a monk dated to the 17th century, with closely related features to the present lot, is in the collection of the British Museum, accession number 1990,0529.1.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related gilt bronze figure of Ananda, 52 cm high, also dated 16th-17th century, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 29 November 2016, lot 30, sold for HKD 1,740,000. Compare also a related gilt bronze figure of Kasyapa, 42 cm high, at Bonhams New York in Chinese Works of Art and Paintings on 10 September 2018, lot 132, bought-in at an estimate of USD 50,000-70,000. Note that both figures share their cascading robes with hem decoration, the circular clasp at the left shoulder held by a ruyi-shaped buckle, and the distinctive lotus pedestals with their naturalistic overlapping petals above stylized lappets with the present lot.
明代罕見銅鎏金佛陀弟子像，或爲阿難尊者
中國，十六至十七世紀。尊者雙目微合，面帶微笑，雙手合十，表情虔誠。身著寬袍廣袖僧衣，衣紋流暢，法相莊嚴肅穆。雙足立於蓮花寶座之上。通體鎏金保存較好，袈裟及衣擺紋飾突出，技法高超。
來源：維也納私人老收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有一些舊磨損，尤其是漆面燙金、小劃痕、微小缺損、輕微凹痕、輕微劃痕。
重量: 3,605 克
尺寸：高 35 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的銅鎏金阿難尊者，高 52 厘米，十六至十七世紀, 見香港邦翰思 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2016年11月29日 lot 30, 售價HKD 1,740,000。比較一件相似鎏金銅迦葉尊者，高 42 厘米，見紐約邦翰思Chinese Works of Art and Paintings 2018年9月10日 lot 132, 估價USD 50,000-70,000。請注意，這兩位尊者的僧袍都帶有下擺裝飾，左肩上的圓形搭扣由一個如意形的搭扣固定，以及帶有自然主義重疊花瓣的獨特蓮花座與本拍品的荷葉相似。
China, 16th-17th century. Finely cast standing atop a double lotus pedestal above a beaded edge, wearing a monastic robe cascading in voluminous folds, the hems decorated with lotus scroll, two corners of the robe looped into a distinct circular clasp at the left shoulder held by a ruyi-shaped buckle and below a three-stranded knotted rope, the two hands clasped one over the other and held in front of the chest, the undergarment also with an embroidered hem of zigzag motifs from which the two feet in cloth shoes protrude.
Provenance: From an old Viennese private collection.
Condition: Good condition with some old wear, particularly to the lacquer gilding, small nicks, few minuscule losses, minor dents, light scratches.
Weight: 3,605 g
Dimensions: Height 35 cm
His serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes, curled brows and beard, and full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the tonsured hair arranged in tight curls.
A luohan is a disciple of Buddha who has attained Enlightenment and has achieved the status of the perfected being, but chooses to postpone his accession to Nirvana and remain in the world to aid all sentient beings. The luohan achieves enlightenment through instruction rather than through his own insight and meditation, and as a result, ranks just below the bodhisattva. The term luohan, or 'arhat' in Sanskrit, means 'worthy' or 'venerable' and refers to the Buddha's original disciples, and by extension, to any holy figure who upheld and defended the Buddhist dharma. Originally only four, their numbers increased to sixteen, then eighteen and ultimately to five hundred.
The present figure depicts either Ananda or Kasyapa, two of Buddha's ten principal disciples, and was likely one of a pair (with the other) or triad (both flanking Buddha). When Kasyapa first met Buddha, he was already in his late eighties. He was a teacher in his own right and had a large following. After an encounter with Buddha, Kasyapa recognized Buddha's superior wisdom and converted along with all of his disciples. He is often portrayed with Ananda, each standing on either side of Shakyamuni Buddha. Ananda was one of Buddha's first cousins, and as such is often depicted as a young man with hands held in anjali mudra.
Literature comparison: A bronze figure of a monk dated to the 17th century, with closely related features to the present lot, is in the collection of the British Museum, accession number 1990,0529.1.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related gilt bronze figure of Ananda, 52 cm high, also dated 16th-17th century, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 29 November 2016, lot 30, sold for HKD 1,740,000. Compare also a related gilt bronze figure of Kasyapa, 42 cm high, at Bonhams New York in Chinese Works of Art and Paintings on 10 September 2018, lot 132, bought-in at an estimate of USD 50,000-70,000. Note that both figures share their cascading robes with hem decoration, the circular clasp at the left shoulder held by a ruyi-shaped buckle, and the distinctive lotus pedestals with their naturalistic overlapping petals above stylized lappets with the present lot.
明代罕見銅鎏金佛陀弟子像，或爲阿難尊者
中國，十六至十七世紀。尊者雙目微合，面帶微笑，雙手合十，表情虔誠。身著寬袍廣袖僧衣，衣紋流暢，法相莊嚴肅穆。雙足立於蓮花寶座之上。通體鎏金保存較好，袈裟及衣擺紋飾突出，技法高超。
來源：維也納私人老收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有一些舊磨損，尤其是漆面燙金、小劃痕、微小缺損、輕微凹痕、輕微劃痕。
重量: 3,605 克
尺寸：高 35 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的銅鎏金阿難尊者，高 52 厘米，十六至十七世紀, 見香港邦翰思 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2016年11月29日 lot 30, 售價HKD 1,740,000。比較一件相似鎏金銅迦葉尊者，高 42 厘米，見紐約邦翰思Chinese Works of Art and Paintings 2018年9月10日 lot 132, 估價USD 50,000-70,000。請注意，這兩位尊者的僧袍都帶有下擺裝飾，左肩上的圓形搭扣由一個如意形的搭扣固定，以及帶有自然主義重疊花瓣的獨特蓮花座與本拍品的荷葉相似。
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§ 8) The company shall be entitled to a lien on all items of the buyer irrespective of whether the buyer bought them within the scope of an auction or in free sale or the company secured ownership of these items otherwise. This lien shall serve to secure all current and future, qualified, limited and unmatured claims to which the company is entitled and which result from all legal transactions concluded with the buyer.
§ 9) The items received for auction will be exhibited and may be viewed prior to the auction. In doing so, the company shall give everyone the opportunity to check the nature and the condition of the exhibited items to the extent deemed possible within the scope of the exhibition. Every bidder shall be deemed to act on its own behalf unless it provides a written confirmation saying that it acts as a representative or agent of a well-known principal. The company may refuse bids; this shall particularly apply if a bidder who is unknown to the company or with whom the company has no business connections yet does not provide a security deposit before the auction. However, in principle there shall be no claim to accept a bid. If a bid has been refused, the previous bid shall remain effective.
§ 10) The company’s experts evaluate and describe the items received for auction and determine the starting prices unless otherwise stated in the catalog or expert opinion. The information concerning production technique or material, state of preservation, origin, design and age of an item is based on published or otherwise generally accessible (scientific) findings concluded by the company’s expert with the necessary care and accuracy. The company shall warrant to the buyer according to §34-38 of the AGB (Terms and Conditions) that properties are correct provided that any complaints referring to this are made within 45 days after the auction day. Subsequent complaints shall be excluded in principle. The company shall not be liable for any further information in the catalog and expert opinion as well. This shall also apply to illustrations in the catalog. The purpose of these illustrations is to guide the potential buyer during the preview. They shall not be authoritative for the condition or the characteristics of the pictured item. The published condition reports shall only mention defects and damage affecting the artistic or commercial value significantly. Complaints concerning the price shall be excluded upon acceptance of the bid. The company reserves the right to amend the catalog online prior to the auction. These amendments shall also be made public orally by the auctioneer during the auction. In this case, the company shall be liable for the amendment only. All items offered may be checked prior to the auction. These items are used. Any claims for damages exceeding the liability named above and resulting from other material defects or other defects of the item shall be excluded. When making the bid, the bidder confirms that he/she has inspected the item prior to the auction and has made sure that the item corresponds to the description.
§ 11) If a customer is not able to participate in an auction personally, the company shall accept purchase orders. These orders may be placed in writing via mail, e-mail, fax, www.zacke.at or a third party bidding platform. In the case of a purchase order placed by phone or orally, the company shall reserve the right to make the performance dependent on a confirmation from the principal communicated in writing. Furthermore, the company shall not be liable for the performance of purchase orders. Equal purchase orders or live bids will be considered in the order of their receipt. Bids which below the estimate shall be exhausted completely. Bids which do not correspond to the increments determined by the company (see bidding increment table) will be rounded up to the next higher increment. The table of these increments can be sent upon request. The written bid (purchase order) must include the item, the catalog number and the offered top bid limit which is quoted as the amount of the acceptance of the bid without buyer’s commission and without taxes. Ambiguities shall be carried by the bidder. A purchase order which has already been placed may only be cancelled if the written withdrawal is received by the company at least 72 hours prior to the beginning of the auction.
§ 12) The company may refuse a purchase order without explanation or make its execution dependent on payment of a security deposit. In the event of an unsuccessful order, such a deposit will be reimbursed by the company within 5 working days. Processing of purchase orders is free of charge.
§ 13) Every seller shall in principle be entitled to withdraw the items offered for auction until the start of the auction. Therefore, it is impossible to assume liability or to give warranty for the actual offering.
§ 14) Paid items must be collected within 30 days after payment. Items which have not been collected may be re-offered without further communication at the starting price from the recent auction reduced by 50%. Items which have not been collected within 30 days after the auction or for which the company does not receive any proper shipping instructions stating the type of shipping and the address of dispatch (independent of a possibly placed purchase order) shall be stored at the owner’s risk. Furthermore, the company shall be entitled to store items which have been purchased at auction and paid but not collected at the buyer ś risk and expense, including the costs for an insurance, with a forwarding agency. It shall be understood that the provision concerning the re-auctioning of unpaid and paid but not collected items must also apply to items not exhibited or stored on the premises of the company. The ownership shall be transferred to the buyer at the time of handing over the issuing note.
§ 15) In the case of mixed lots with a starting price of less than EUR 350.00, the company shall not warrant for the completeness or correctness of the individual items within a mixed lot.
§ 16) A registration for a bid by telephone for one or several items shall automatically represent a bid at the estimate price of these items. If the company cannot reach a bidder by telephone, it will bid on behalf of this bidder up to the estimate price when the respective lot is up for auction.
§ 17) Payments made to the company by mistake (through the payer ś fault) (e. g. due to miscalculation of the exchange rate by the payer) or payments made to the company for the same invoice several times shall be compensated in form of a credit note for goods for an indefinite period of time. The repayment of such payments in cash shall be excluded.
§ 18) Certain auction lots may exist several times (multiples). In such a case, the auctioneer may accept a second, third or even more bids from the underbidder(s). In this case, the text in the catalog and not the illustration shall be exclusively binding with regard to the warranty.
§ 19) The company reserves the right to assign to the buyer all rights and obligations resulting from the contractual relationship between the company and the seller by way of a respective declaration, as well as to assign to the seller all rights and obligations resulting from the contractual relationship between the company and the buyer by way of a respective declaration, in each case in terms of a complete assignment of contract with the result that the contractual relationship - following the submission of the aforementioned declarations by the company – shall exclusively be between the seller and the buyer, all of which is in accordance with the basic model of the commission agreement. Buyers and sellers shall already now give their explicit consent to this contract assignment.
§ 20) The place of performance of the contract brought about between the company on the one hand and the seller as well as the buyer on the other hand shall be the place of business of the company. The legal relationships and contracts existing between the company, the sellers and the buyers shall be subject to Austrian law. The company, the sellers and the buyers shall agree to settle all disputes resulting from, concerning and in connection with this contract before the territorially competent court of Vienna.
§ 21) The export of certain art objects from Austria shall require a permit from the Bundesdenkmalamt [Federal Monuments Office]. The company will orally provide information about art objects for which such export permit will probably not be granted at the beginning of the auction.
§ 22) Whenever making a bid, whether personally or via an agent, in writing, online, telephone, or in any other way, the bidder fully and unconditionally accepts the Terms of Auction, the ‘Important Information’ section in the auction catalog, the Terms and Conditions (AGB) of Galerie Zacke, §1-48, the Fee Tariff, and the Bidding Increments table, all as published on www.zacke.at on the day of the auction.
