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LOT 912 A LARGE SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD/4TH CENTURY

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A LARGE SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHAANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD/4TH CENTURY
47.3 cm (18 3/8 in.) high注脚Of exceptional scale with a commanding presence, yet retaining Buddha's serene sense of introspection, this head is recognized as one of the greatest examples of its kind. Gandharan sculpture's Greco-Roman legacy and its evolution towards abstraction are seamlessly juxtaposed here with the naturalistic curves of his nasal sidewall, nostrils, and chin, and the crisp ridges defining his lips, philtrum, eyelids, and eyebrows.

Buddha's locks undulate in symmetrical waves from the center point and flow over the dome of his ushnisha. Close examples are held in the British Museum (Zwalf, A Catalog of Gandhara Sculpture in the British Museum, Vol.II, London, 1996, pp.9, 10, & 32, nos.1, 3, & 39). Also compare another renowned example sold at Christie's, New York, 19 March 2013, lot 201.

More commonly found on images of bodhisattvas, a mustache is present in a rarer group of Gandharan Buddha images, including one in the British Museum and another in the Peshawar Museum (see Zwalf, op. cit., pp.9 & 32, nos.2 & 39; and Kurita, Gandharan Art, Vol.I, Tokyo, 1988, p.81, no.206; respectively.)

The size, well-preserved condition, and beautiful variation of colors within the stone of this remarkable head places it amongst the most important examples held in private hands. With the Rockefeller head at the Asia Society, New York at 14 1/2 inches, and the British Museum head at 15 inches, the present lot is one of the largest known (cf., Proser, The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan, New York, 2011, p.151, no. 59; and Zwalf, op cit., p.32, no.39; respectively).

Published
Pratapaditya Pal, The Sensuous Immortals: A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection, Los Angeles, 1978, p.28, no.7.

Exhibited
The Sensuous Immortals: A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 24 October 1977 - 15 January 1978; Seattle Art Museum, 10 March - 23 April 1978; Denver Art Museum, 26 May - 30 July 1978; Nelson-Atkins Gallery, 15 September - 29 October 1978; National Gallery of Canada, 26 January - 12 March 1979; Toledo Museum of Art, 6 May - 24 June 1979.

Provenance
The Pan-Asian Collection, formed by Christian Humann, 1950s-70s
Robert H. Ellsworth, by 1981
Christie's, New York, 23 June 1983, lot 445
The Elizabeth and Willard Clark Collection, California
Bonhams, New York, 19 March 2018, lot 3078


片巖佛首
犍陀羅,三或四世紀
高47.3釐米(18 3/8英吋)

2,700,000-3,000,000港幣

佛首體量壯觀,氣韻威嚴,同時亦保留著佛祖沈思內省之寧靜平和,被認為是同類作品中不可多得的一例。犍陀羅造像中所蘊含的古希臘羅馬之藝術傳統與其後漸趨抽象化的風格演進在此交相輝映,自其鼻翼、鼻孔與頦部自然流暢的線條以及嘴唇、人中、眼瞼以及眼眉清晰銳利的輪廓可見一斑。

佛陀波浪般的頭髮自中央對稱而優美地延伸開來,包裹住頭頂的肉髻。大英博物館藏有一件十分相似的作品(見Zwalf,《A Catalog of Gandhara Sculpture in the British Museum》,卷二,倫敦,1996年,頁9,10及32,編號1,3及39)。此外,佳士得曾售出一例著名的犍陀羅佛首(紐約,2013年3月19日,拍品201)可資比較。

儘管鬍髭更多見於菩薩像,一組極為罕見的犍陀羅佛陀像中亦有鬍髭的出現,包括一件大英博物館藏品以及一件白沙瓦博物館藏品(分別見Zwalf,同上,頁9及32,編號2及39,以及Kurita,《Gandharan Art》,卷一,東京,1988年,頁81,編號206)。

石像之體量、完好的品相以及石料本身色澤上的豐富變化,皆令此尊巍然而莊嚴的造像成為現存私人珍藏中難得一見的佳作。亞洲文化協會所藏洛克菲勒收藏中的佛首高14 1/2英吋,大英博物館藏犍陀羅佛首高15英吋,本拍品則為已知存世犍陀羅佛首中體量最大的作品之一(兩件著名藏品可分別參考Proser,《The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan》,紐約,2011年,頁151,編號59,以及Zwalf,同上,頁32,編號39)。

著錄
Pratapaditya Pal,《The Sensuous Immortals:A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection》,洛杉磯,1978年,頁28,編號7。

展覽
「The Sensuous Immortals:A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection」,洛杉磯郡藝術博物館,1977年10月24日至1978年1月15日;西雅圖藝術博物館,1978年3月10日至4月23日;丹佛藝術博物館,1978年5月26日至7月30日;Nelson-Atkins美術館,1978年9月15日至10月29日;加拿大國立美術館,1979年1月26日至3月12日;托萊多藝術博物館,1979年5月6日至6月24日。

來源
泛亞收藏,由Christian Humann建立,二十世紀五十年代至七十年代
安思遠珍藏,1981年或以前入藏
佳士得,紐約,1983年6月23日,拍品445
Elizabeth與Willard Clark伉儷珍藏,加利福尼亞
邦瀚斯,紐約,2018年3月19日,拍品3078

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