Buddha Head

Buddha Head, Cambodia or Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati Style, 8th century. Limestone, 26.67 x 20.32 cm. Minneapolis Institute of Art, Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury, 50.46.219. This Buddha demonstrates a critical innovation of Southeast Asian sculpture: the early translation of established Indian prototypes into distinctly local expressions. The sculptor fully captures the calm bliss of the enlightened being while subtly incorporating the facial features of the indigenous population. Similarly, artists of the Mon-Dvaravati... [Lire la suite]

Lot 774. A large iron Buddha head, Ming-Qing dynasty (1368-1911); 18 1⁄2 in. (47 cm.) high, softwood stand. Price realised USD 35,280 (Estimate USD 5,000 – USD 7,000). © Christie's 2022 The face has a contemplative expression framed by the elongated ear lobes and the wavy hair of the usnisa. Property Formerly in the Collection of Doris Gottlieb Brickner and Dr. Manuel Gottlieb Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 1986. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New... [Lire la suite]

 Mandarin Orange, Dried Persimmons, Smelts and Different Nuts; Food Used for the Celebration of the New Year. Color woodblock print with mica highlights: kokonotsugiriban surimono, 5½ x 7⅜ in. (14 x 18.7 cm); ca. 1810. Signed: Shinsai sha. NEW YORK, NY.- The 2022 edition of Asia Week New York returns with its trademark whirlwind schedule of captivating gallery exhibitions, auction sales and museum shows, which runs from March 16th through March 25th. Spread out across the city, 22 international galleries will... [Lire la suite]

Sūrya, Northern India, Bihār or Bengal, 10th-11th century, Pāla dynasty (8th-12th century). Sandstone. H 68 cm. © Galerie Christophe Hioco. Provenance: private collection, France. Buddha head, Thailand, Harīpunjaya kingdom, 12th-13th century. Stuccoed terracotta. H 27 cm. © Galerie Christophe Hioco. Provenance: private collection, France, acquired in 1960-1970. Standing Buddha, Ancient region of Gandhāra, circa 3rd century. Schist. H 67.3 cm. © Galerie Christophe Hioco. Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 1956; Vérité collection,... [Lire la suite]

Standing Bodhisattva, Ancient region of Gandhara (Northern Pakistan), 3rd–4th century. Schist. H 61 cm. © Christophe Hioco at BRAFA 2019, Stand 132a.  Provenance: private collection, Hawaii, USA; Sotheby's, New York, 2000. Buddha head, Thailand, Sukhothai Kingdom, 14th-early 15th century. Bronze. H 35 cm. © Christophe Hioco at BRAFA 2019, Stand 132a. Provenance: private collection, Italy, since the 1980s   Viṣṇu, India, Pāla Dynasty, circa 11th... [Lire la suite]

Early Chinese Buddhist sculpture from the Northern Dynasties at Throckmorton Fine Art. NEW YORK, NY.- Sculpture from China’s Northern Dynasties dating from 386 to 577 A.D. will be the subject of the Asian art show at Throckmorton Fine Art from March 3 to April 23 at its New York gallery at 145 East 57th Street. According to gallery founder Spencer Throckmorton, “The focus of our 2016 Asian exhibition will be on sculpture from China’s Northern Dynasties including Northern Wei, Eastern Wei and Northern Qi... [Lire la suite]

A stucco Buddha head, Gandhara, 4th-5th century. Estimate CHF  600 / 800 | EUR 570 / 760. Photo Koller. Height15 cm. Mounted on a wood stand.  Swiss private collection, acquired before 1977.  Koller. Art asiatique (Japon, Asie du Sud-Est, Inde, Perse): Vente A175AS, 18 November 2015 10:00

Huang Yan, Five works: Buddha Head, 2004. Photo Philips de Pury & Co glazed ceramic each: 22.5 x 12 x 15 cm (8 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 5 7/8 in) Each stamped in Chinese and dated ‘2004’ on the underside. These works are unique. ESTIMATE £10,000 - 15,000. SOLD AT £10,000 PROVENANCE Private Collection, UK Philips de Pury & Co. 13 december 2012. http://www.phillipsdepury.com