A SCHIST FIGURE OF A YAKSHI, GANDHARA, 2ND-3RD CENTURY Standing with legs crossed on a square base carved with rosettes, her left hand supporting her waist, wearing a pleated sari held together by an elaborate belt, richly adorned in beaded jewelry, the serene face with almond-shaped eyes, aquiline nose, and full lips, flanked by elongated earlobes with floral earrings, the wavy hair with a tiara.

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 Dépêche 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 Évariste Régis Huc, also known as the Abbé 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 part of a group of Gandhara stones as follows: “Seconde pièce cave- 32 pierres similaires Gandhara emballés- Bouddha et divers. (Voir suite)” (second room basement: 32 similar Gandhara stones wrapped- Buddhas and various. (see follow up). A copy of the inventory list and cover page are accompanying this lot.
Condition: Extensive weathering and wear. Few structural cracks. Some breaks, losses and erosions. Remnants of an old varnish above remnants of soiling from excavation.
French Export License: Certificat d’exportation pour un bien culturel Nr. 185465 dated 30 June 2017 has been granted and is accompanying this lot.

Weight: 49 kg (total)
Dimensions: Height 79 cm (excl. base)

With an associated wood base. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare with a gray schist figure of Tyche, Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century, at Christies New York, in Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 19 September 2002, lot 20, sold for USD 339,500.

公元二至三世紀健陀羅片岩藥叉女
藥叉女雙腿交叉站立在刻有玫瑰花紋的方形底座上，左手支撐腰部，穿著精緻的百褶紗麗，綴有串珠，寧靜的臉龐，杏仁狀的眼睛，豐滿的嘴唇 ，臉部兩側為戴著花朵耳環的細長耳垂，卷髮。

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 Dépêchedu 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Évariste Régis 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 deuxtêtesen 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。
品相：廣泛的風化和磨損。 一些裂縫。 一些斷裂、缺損和侵蝕。舊清漆餘留，還有一些可能是出土時帶有的污漬。

法國出口證書：隨附2017年6月30日出具的Certificat d’exportation pour un bien culturel 證書，編號 185465。

重量：總重49公斤
尺寸：高79 厘米 (不含底座)

木底座。

拍賣結果比較：一件二至三世紀灰片岩健陀羅堤喀，見紐約佳士得 Indian and Southeast Asian Art 2002年9月19日 lot 20, 售價USD 339,500。