Pakistan

Seated Bodhisattva with Combined Halo and Mandorla, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), 5th–6th century. Stucco. H. 13.3 cm, W. 9.5 cm, D. 6 cm. Rogers Fund, 1913, 13.96.10. © 2000–2023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In Gandhara the appearance of a halo surrounding an entire figure occurs only in the latest phases of artistic production, in the fifth and sixth centuries. By this time in Afghanistan the halo/mandorla had become quite common and is the format that took hold at Central Asian Buddhist sites.

Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, India (Jammu and Kashmir) or Pakistan (Swat Valley), 7th century. Bronze inlaid with silver. H. 18.1 cm. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Richard Benedek, 1978, 1978.536. © 2000–2023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The messianic savior Maitreya is identified by the flask he holds in his lower hand. He is seated in a yogic posture on a double-lotus cushion and extends spiritual protection to believers with his raised hand, here displayed with the palm facing inwards, not outwards as is... [Lire la suite]

Standing Buddha, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), ca. 3rd–4th century. Schist. H. 50.8 cm, W. 18.4 cm, D. 10.3 cm. Bequest of Adra M. Newell, 1966, 67.154.5. © 2000–2023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Such Buddha images were found in great numbers in the public sacred precincts of Gandhara. The Buddha’s right hand, now damaged, would have been held in abhaya mudra, a gesture of approachability. He wears the robes of a monk, but his urna (the dot on his forehead) and his extended earlobes denote his status as the Buddha.... [Lire la suite]

Monumental Bodhisattva Head, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), 5th century. Stucco. H. 50.2 cm, W. 25.4 cm, D. 25.4 cm. Gift of Christian Humann, 1977, 1977.191. © 2000–2023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This head comes from a scupture that would have been more than twelve feet tall and likely stood along the perimeter of a Buddhist sacred area enclosing a stupa. By the fourth and fifth centuries monumental imagery became increasingly popular in Gandhara and was almost exclusively restricted to images of the Buddha. The... [Lire la suite]

Bust of a Bodhisattva, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), ca. 4th–5th century. Schist. H. 76.2 cm, W. 43.2 cm, D. 22.9 cm. Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1942, 42.25.15. © 2000–2023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art This image was made at a time when the naturalism of the earlier sculptural tradition was giving way to a greater formality, as artists strove to depict enlightened beings. The elaborate hairstyle, with topknot and hair flowing behind the shoulders, suggests that the sculpture represents Maitreya, the Buddha of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. Tête de Bouddha, Pakistan, ancienne région du Gandhara, 3-5e siècle. H. 26 cm. Stuc, restes de polychromie. Résultat : 7 800 EUR (Estimation 5 000 - 7 000 EUR). Courtesy Giquello & Associés Le visage du Bouddha est serein, les yeux mi-clos en amande, lèvres jointes, la coiffure traitée en petites vagues juxtaposées. Accidents et manques visibles. Provenance : 2005-2022. Collection Liliane et Michel Durand-Dessert, ParisAcquis auprès de la galerie Grusenmeyer, Bruxelles. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. Tête d'ascète, Pakistan, ancienne région du Gandhara, 3-5e siècle. H. 20 cm. Résultat : 6 760 EUR (Estimation 4000 - 5000 EUR). Courtesy Giquello & Associés Stuc polychrome Belle représentation d'un ascète, le visage émacié, le regard intense, les lèvres charnues entrouvertes, la barbe épaisse et les cheveux ondulés ramenés en chignon au sommet du crâne. Provenance : 2012-2022. Collection Liliane et Michel Durand-Dessert, Paris. Giquello & Associés. ARTS D'ASIE :... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1: Coupe sur petit pied, Pakistan, Culture de Mehrgarh, période VII, 2800-2500 BCE Terre cuite. H. 6 – D. 8 cm. Est: €150 - €250. Résultat 455 € © Cornette de Saint Cyr. Décor peint de registres incluant des végétaux en forme de cœurs et des oiseaux, structurés par des lignes parallèles. Rehauts classiques de pigments bleus et rouges. Anciens accidents visibles. Note: Situé à l’ouest de la vallée de l’Indus, le site de Mehrgarh est considéré comme le premier où l’agriculture se serait développée en Asie du Sud à partir... [Lire la suite]

Lot 242. Rare statue de Bouddha Shakyamuni en schiste gris, Pakistan, ancienne region du Gandhara, IIème-IIIème siècle. Hauteur : 125 cm. (49 ¼ in.). Estimate: EUR 50,000 - EUR 70,000. Price realised EUR 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Il est représenté debout en samabhanga sur un piédestal orné d’un bodhisattva assis flanqué d’adorants. Il est vêtu d’une robe monastique. Sa main droite est enabhayamudra. Son visage est empreint de sérénité. Un halo est placé derrière sa tête ;... [Lire la suite]

Buddha, Northern Thailand, 16th-17th century. Bronze. H 55 cm. © Renaud Montméat Art d'Asie Provenance: French collection Musicians and garland bearers. Part of a frieze in grey schist, Pakistan, ancient region of Gandhara, circa 2nd century. H 13 x W 49 cm. Art Loss Register certificate. © Renaud Montméat Art d'Asie Provenance: European collection since the 1980s. Chakrasamvara, Tibet, 14th-15th century. Distemper on cloth, 87 x 72 cm. © Renaud... [Lire la suite]