California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 23, 2017  September 23, 2017

 Lot # 3037 
A LARGE GILT-BRONZE HEAD OF BODHISATTVA    明 大型鎏金銅釋迦摩尼頭像


  • Dimension: Height: 15 in (38.1 cm) Width: 9 3/4 in (24.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $4500
  • Estimate To: $8500

Heavily cast with a serene expression and gently downcast eyes, the head of the Buddha with elongated ears and clearly defined eyebrows and lips, surmounted by a domed usnisha left ungilt and fronted by an urna. Ming Dynasty period.


來源:洛杉磯資深台籍藏家收藏 1970-1980年間購於香港 Provenance: Important private collection, Los Angeles, acquired in Hong Kong from 1970 - 1980s
此殘件是釋迦牟尼佛的佛頭。此尊佛頭頂有肉髻,寶珠頂嚴。寬額,細長的彎眉,雙眼俯視,隆鼻挺秀,雙唇微啟,大耳垂穿孔。整尊佛首給人以安詳,靜穆,崇高之感。此佛頭應為大型供奉佛像的部分,頭部即有如此尺寸,可見原佛像之體型巨大,至今仍可想象全像當年之原貌,不失其殊缺美。