| 中文版 English
书画 陶瓷 玉石 佛造像/唐卡 金属器 家具 漆器 竹木牙角 紫砂 鼻烟壶 钱币邮品 名酒 奢侈品 其它
Calendar
Today
< >

具体要求

其它要求

-
关闭
全球拍卖首页 > Christie's > 私人珍藏犍陀羅佛教造像專場 > Lot 620
A RARE GREEN SCHIST RELIEF OF SIDDHARTHA WITH ADORANTS
美国 北京时间
2020年09月24日 开拍 / 2020年09月22日 截止委托
上一件 下一件
拍品描述 翻译
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, SWAT VALLEY, 2ND-4TH CENTURY CE 33 in. (83.8 cm.) high; 18 ? in. (47.6 cm.) wide The identity of the central figure in the present lot cannot be assertively identified, but it possibly represents Siddhartha before his renunciation of his royal trappings at the start of his quest for spiritual enlightenment. He is dressed in the garb of an Indian prince, with an elaborate turban with crested cockade, heavy earrings, a circular torc and garland-form necklace, and heavy robes that are secured at the waist with a beaded belt. His right hand is raised in abhayamudra, and his left is held at his hip, and he is shaded by a large parasol; in terms of iconography and style, the present work is not dissimilar to the green schist figure of a bodhisattva from lot 623, although here he stands in contrapposto, rather than the wide stance of lot 623. Without the attendant figures at either side, the central figure could tentatively be identified as an anonymous bodhisattva. Although he is lacking any iconographic attributes, later depictions of bodhisattvas, including lot 613, are usually represented as wearing a similar turban and robes, and are sometimes identified as Avalokiteshvara. However, the presence of devotees in the present stele, including a bearded ascetic at lower proper right, a figure dressed in the garb of a prince at lower proper left, a bearded Herakles-type figure of Vajrapani at upper proper right, and a chauri (flywhisk bearer) at upper proper left, indicate that the central figure is likely to be some form of the Buddha Shakyamuni. The most immediately recognizable of the attendant figures in the present stele is Vajrapani, in part due to the presence of the double-lozenge-form thunderbolt held in his proper right hand. The iconography and religious origins of Vajrapani are syncretic, incorporating aspects of the Vedic god, Indra, who was also known to wield an immutable thunderbolt, into a figure that became a bodyguard of sorts for the Buddha Shakyamuni. In the Gandharan context, Vajrapani takes on aspects of the Graeco-Roman mythical figure, Herakles, who was a popular figure in the Indo-Greek kingdoms of the Gandharan region. As a slayer of demons and a remover of obstacles, Herakles was quickly incorporated into the iconography of Vajrapani in the story of the Buddha. In the present stele, Vajrapani is garbed in clothing distinctly different from the other figures, resembling closer the Greek-style chiton. Although there is some wear and damage at his proper left shoulder, there is a possible indication of a lion’s head, a reference to the Nemean lion that Herakles slays and whose skin he wears as a robe afterwards. The muscled physiognomy and deeply-carved hair and beard are also characteristic attributes of Herakles-as-Vajrapani. The chauri (flywhisk) bearer at upper proper left of the central figure is likely derived from earlier depictions of yakshas, nature-spirit figures that were worshipped as local deities and were often shown holding flywhisks. Sculptures of yakshas were among the first large-scale images of deities known in Indian art, and were assimilated into Buddhism as pseudo-guardian figures, as indicated by their presence at the gates of stupas such as at Sanchi. As elucidated by John Guy in “A Kushan bodhisattva and early Indian sculpture,” Art Bulletin of Victoria, no. 24, 25 June 2014, early depictions of the Buddha from the Kushan center of Mathura, such as the triad from the Katra mound and now at the Government Museum, Mathura, portray the Buddha Shakyamuni flanked by chauri bearers, who are stylistically and iconographically similar to Mauryan, Shunga and Kushan images of yakshas. The position of the yakshas/chauri bearers symbolized Shakyamuni’s conversion of the yakshas from independent nature spirits to protectors of the Buddhist dharma. Over time, with the development of Mahayana Buddhism and the rise in prominence of bodhisattvas and associated bodhisattva cults, the chauri bearers become proto-bodhisattvas, devoid of identifying iconography but fulfilling similar roles as the flanking bodhisattvas seen in later Buddhist sculpture, such as in lot 609. The presence of the chauri bearer here may represent a converted yaksha, or represent what John Guy describes as a proto-bodhisattva. The two figures at lower proper left and right are also somewhat enigmatic iconographically. The figure at proper right is depicted as a bearded ascetic or monk, and the figure at proper left is garbed in the vestments of an Indian prince, resembling the central figure. Whether these figures indicate the simultaneous subservience of the sangha (monkhood) and royal figures to the dharma, or whether they also represent some form of proto-bodhisattva is unclear. Taken as a group, the four attendant figures suggest that the figure at center is likely to be some form of the Buddha Shakyamuni, either prior to his renunciation of his royal title, or as a bodhisattva in a previous life. Despite the uncertainty of the identity of the central figure, the present stele captures an early and transitional period in the Buddhist art of the Swat Valley region of Gandhara, when iconography and the religious function of various figures and deities was still being developed.

本场其它拍品

  • 竞价阶梯
  • 快递物流
  • 拍卖规则
  • 支付方式
竞价区间 加价幅度
0
10
100
50
500
100
1,000
200
2,000
250
5,000
500
10,000
1,000
20,000
2,000
50,000
5,000
100,000
10,000
+

价格信息

拍品估价：100,000 - 150,000 美元 起拍价格：100,000 美元  买家佣金：
落槌价 佣金比率
0 - 150,000 25.00%
150,000 - 3,000,000 20.00%
3,000,000 - 以上 12.00%
服务费：平台服务费为成交总金额（含佣金）的3%

拍卖公司

Christie's
Christie's
地址： 20 Rockefeller Plaza New York
邮编： NY 10020
向卖家提问

小贴士

1. 一般拍卖公司接受的付款方式有以下几种：
现金、信用卡、转账汇款、银行支票、个人支票以及PayPal支付。
使用PayPal支付时，请留意需要在账单金额的基础上额外加上 4% 的手续费。
2. 信用卡的种类有以下几种：
3. 转账汇款时请注意银行手续费
海外拍企会要求足额到账，所以请您在汇款时，选择足额到账，或在汇款金额的基础上加上汇款手续费（如25美金）。
4. 国际转账汇款时， 您需要知道海外拍卖行以下汇款信息：
* 收款人名称
* 收款人地址
* 收款人银行账号
* 收款银行国际编码（8位字母数字组合，必填项， 如： BFKKAT2K）
* 收款银行清算码（9位数字组合，选填项）
* 收款银行名称
* 收款银行地址
5. 运输相关事项
有的海外拍卖行会替您安排和协调运输， 您只需要支付相关的运费及保险费（如您需要）即可；有的海外拍卖行会推荐几家长期合作的运输公司， 这些运输公司有着良好的信誉和高质量的工作效率，您大可放心。您只需要提供您的收货地址， 竞得拍品账单。 运输公司会根据您提供的信息给您报价， 您可以在其中选择最优的报价者来承担运输任务。然后就是付款了， 信用卡是最常用的支付手段， 当然还有其他像PayPal，转账等。
6. 进口通关可能出现的关税
国际运送的包裹在进口清关过程中如需支付关税，需由包裹接受人（即买家）自行承担。 征收标准：具体征收标准和额度以海关通知和解释为准。
7. 禁拍拍品
海外拍卖会可能会出现中国法律禁止交易的物品，如枪支、管制刀具、象牙、犀角等；中国买家不得通过本平台参与上述物品的拍卖活动；任何情形下，买家均须对自己的竞拍行为独立承担责任。
服务热线：400-608-1178
查看全部小贴士