A TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA, 3RD-5TH CENTURYAncient region of Gandhara. Skillfully modeled, the bodhisattva wears a prominent moustache, his hair running in wavy patterns across his forehead and down his shoulders, with a high tapering tiara embellished with pearls and lotus flowers, the ears adorned by foliate earrings.Provenance: Arthur Huc (1854-1932). Marcel Huc, inherited from the above. Thence by descent within the same family. Arthur Huc was the chief editor of La Dep?ache du Midi, at the time the leading newspaper in Toulouse, France. He was also an accomplished art critic and early patron of several artists, including Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec. At the same time, Arthur Huc was a keen collector of Asian art, a passion that he inherited from his legendary ancestor Evariste Regis Huc, also known as the Abbe Huc (1813-1860), a French Catholic priest and traveler who became famous for his accounts of Qing-era China, Mongolia and especially the then-almost-unknown Tibet in his book “Remembrances of a Journey in Tartary, Tibet, and China”.Inventory List: In 1954, L. Magniette, bailiff of the court in Toulouse (Huissier), was ordered to compile a complete inventory of the collection inherited by Marcel Huc from his father, Arthur Huc, the so-called “Inventaire Huc”. The present lot is listed in this inventory as follows: “Serie de vingt deux t?ates en terre-cuite. GANDHARA” (series of twenty-two terracotta heads. GANDHARA). A copy of the inventory list and cover page are accompanying this lot.Condition: Excellent condition, fully consistent with the age of the sculpture, some firing flaws and material loss to exposed areas.Scientific Analysis Report: A Thermoluminescence sample analysis has been conducted by Oxford Authentication, TL test no. N116n16, dated 18 October 2016, and is consistent with the suggested period of manufacture, a copy of the thermoluminescence analysis report accompanies this lot (the original is lost).Weight: 1,157 g (total)Dimensions: Height 17 cmMounted on an associated base. (2)Literature comparison: The style and arrangement of the turban suggest this would have been a donor figure. For a related terracotta head from the Robert Ellsworth collection see Deborah E. Klimburg-Salter, Buddha in Indien, Vienna: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, 1995, fig. 199. For a terracotta Bodhisattva head with repousse plaques, see Treasures from the Silk Road: Devotion, Conquest and Trade along Asia's highways, Spink, London, 1999, no. 15.Auction result comparison: For a closely related terracotta head of a bodhisattva see Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 11 September 2012, lot 33, sold for USD 13,750.三至五世紀陶土菩薩頭像健陀羅。菩薩造型精巧,留著小鬍子,頭髮在額頭和肩膀上呈波浪狀排列,頭飾有珍珠和蓮花的高錐形頭飾,耳朵上飾有葉狀耳環。來源:Arthur Huc (1854-1932)收藏。Marcel Huc繼承,自此保存在同一家族至今。Arthur Huc是La Dep?achedu Midi的主編,這是當時法國圖盧茲的主要報紙。他還是一位出色的藝術評論家,也是包括Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec在內的幾位藝術家的早期贊助人。 同時,Arthur Huc是一位熱衷於亞洲藝術的收藏家,他的熱情源於他的傳奇祖先Evariste Regis Huc,中文名為古伯察(1813-1860),是法國天主教神父和旅行作家,在他的《韃靼西藏旅行記》書中描述了他在清朝的遊歷以及對蒙古尤其是當時幾乎鮮為人知的西藏的敘述。收藏清單:1954年,圖盧茲法院法警 L. Magniette奉命對Marcel Huc從其父親Arthur Huc繼承的收藏品進行完整目錄彙編,即所謂的“ Inventaire Huc”。 此拍品也在當時列出的收藏清單中“ Serie de vingt deuxt?atesen terre-cuite。 GANDHARA”(二十二個陶土頭像系列,健陀羅)。隨附清單和封面副本。圖片:Arthur Huc (1854-1932)品相:狀況極佳,與雕塑的年代相符,存在一些燒制缺陷,裸露區域有缺損。科學檢測報告:隨附一份牛津熱釋光檢測鑒定報告(原件遺失)。監測報告 no. N116n16,2016年10月18日,與目前斷代一致。重量:縂1,157 克尺寸:高17 厘米底座。(2)拍賣結果比較:一件陶土菩薩頭像見紐約邦瀚斯Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art拍場2012年9月11日 lot 33, 售價USD $13,750.