4 octobre 2016
A Rare Chinese Marble tiered base, dated 697-698, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Lot 36. A Rare Chinese Marble tiered base, dated 697-698, Tang dynasty (618-907). Estimate 16,000 - $20,000. Price Realized incl. BP:$86,800. Photo Mosgreen.
made for a figure of Maitreya, the top in the form of an open lotus flower on an octagonal section, supported by five squatting figures, resting on a rectangular-shaped support, a continuous inscription around the sides, 'Commissioned by Du Renzhe, Hebei, made in the 2nd year of the Wan Shui Tong Tien'. Produced for a temple in Hebei province; Base: 32 x 35cm, 24cm high.
Provenance: Melbourne private collection, acquired by a Professor of Art History in Italy and brought to Melbourne in the early 1970's, and passed on by descent to the current owner.
Reference: see Christies NY, 16/9/2011, lot 1362 for an Eastern Wei figure of Guanyin supported on a similarly inscribed base
Mosgreen. The Spring Auction Series, 16/11/2015
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