A MONUMENTAL LIMESTONE BUDDHIST STELE, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. Of rectangular form, deeply carved from a single block of stone with Buddha seated in the center on a rectangular throne, his feet resting on two circular pedestals, his left hand on his lap and holding a flower, the right on his knee, flanked by a bodhisattva and a monk, the Buddha and the bodhisattva both backed by halos. One short side of the stele with an only partly legible inscription.Provenance: From the private collection of Jan Becker, Amsterdam, acquired during the 1980s. Jan Becker was a Dutch art and antiques dealer active since 1969.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, extensive wear and losses, small old repairs.Weight: ca. 110 kgDimensions: Height 66 cm, Width 55 cm, Depth 25 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a Tang stone stele similarly carved in high relief with a seated figure of Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas standing on waisted lotus plinths, bearing a dedicatory inscription dated to the second year of Jingyun (AD 711), illustrated by Li JIngjie in Shifo Xuancui [Essence of Buddhistic Statues], Beijing, 1995, p. 73, no. 53. See also a Tang dynasty earthenware plaque carved with similar iconography originally in the collection of Edgar Worch, and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 30.137.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related limestone stele of considerably smaller size (34.6 cm high) and arguably lesser quality at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 918, sold for USD 11,250. Compare also with a related limestone stele of considerably larger size (91 cm high) at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Curiosity IV on 2 April 2018, lot 3066, bought-in at an estimate of HKD 1,500,000-2,000-000.唐代佛碑 中國,618-907年。長方形石碑,佛陀坐在寶座中央,他的腳擱在兩個圓形基座上,左手放在大腿上,拿著一朵花,右手放在膝上。兩側分別是一個菩薩和和尚。背後有光背。右側的碑文只有部分字跡可辨識。來源:阿姆斯特丹 Jan Becker私人收藏, 購於上世紀八十年代。1969年起,Jan Becker 是一個活躍的荷蘭藝術與古玩商人。圖片:阿姆斯特丹Becker古玩 品相:良好,與年齡相符,廣汎磨損和缺損,舊時小修。 重量:約110 公斤 尺寸:高66 厘米, 寬55 厘米, 深 25 厘米