A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY, CHINA, 550-577
Finely carved, standing with the left hand lowered in abhaya mudra, dressed in a long flowing monastic robe draped over both shoulders and rendered simply in descending rows of graceful U-shaped folds above the cascading hem. His serene face with heavy-lidded eyes and full lips forming a calm smile. The hair arranged in tight curls over the domed ushnisha.


Provenance:
From a noted private collection in New York, USA, and thence by descent in the family. New York trade, by repute acquired from the above.

Condition:
Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive ancient wear, obvious losses, nicks, scratches, signs of natural weathering and erosion, encrustations, cracks, old repairs. Naturally grown patina overall, the originally white marble has acquired a fine ivory tone over the course of the centuries.

Weight: 14.3 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 62.4 cm (excl. stand) and 68.5 cm (incl. stand)

With a fitted metal stand. (2)


Literature comparison:

Compare a related marble figure of Buddha, dated to the late 6th century, 110 cm high, in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accession number 2000.207.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 19 December 2016, lot 8198
Price: USD 47,500 or approx.
EUR 55,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare carved stone figure of the Buddha, Northern Qi Period (550-577) CE
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, style, applied carving technique and form. Note the near-identical size (63.5 cm).




550-577年北齊漢白玉佛像

佛陀立像雕刻精美，螺髮刻畫清晰，面容圓潤飽滿，雙眼微閉，神態沉靜而優雅。敞胸披袈裟。左臂置於胸前，左手丟失，右手自然下垂結與願印，儀態端莊肅穆。此造像工藝考究，袈裟衣褶的處理尤為精彩，如行雲流水一般。


來源：
紐約知名私人收藏，在同一家族保存至今；紐約古玩交易，據説購於上述收藏。

品相：
品相良好，大面積磨損、明顯的缺損、刻痕、劃痕、自然風化和侵蝕的跡象、結殼、裂縫、微小的修復。白色大理石整體自然包漿，經過幾個世紀的發展，逐漸呈現出精美的象牙色色調。

重量：14.3 公斤 (含底座)
尺寸：高 62.4 釐米 (不含底座) 及68.5 釐米 (含底座)

金屬支架 (2)


文獻比較：

比較一件相近的六世紀末期漢白玉佛像，高110 釐米，收藏於明尼亞波利斯藝術館，館藏編號2000.207。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：舊金山邦瀚斯，2016年12月19日，lot 8198
價格：USD 47,500（相當於今日
EUR 55,500
）
描述：A rare carved stone figure of the Buddha，Northern Qi Period (550-577) CE
專家評論：比較非常相近的主題、風格和雕刻技巧，以及外形。請注意幾乎相同的尺寸(63.5 釐米)。