
Mark Rasmussen
International Director
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清朝 帕拉復興風格 十八世紀 無量壽佛銅坐像
This finely cast bronze emulates the medieval Pala style. Originals were first introduced to China through exchanges between Tibetan monasteries and the Yuan court (1279-1368). By the 18th century, the Qing Palace Collection had assembled a significant holding of examples to draw from. This bronze's rectangular footed base and openwork design is a clear nod to the Pala style. The same is seen on a 10th-century Vajrasattva published in Uhlig, On The Path to Enlightenment, Zurich, 1995, pp.58-9, no.20. This lot compares closely to other enshrined 18th-century examples published in Lipton & Ragnubs, Treasures of Tibetan Art, New York, 1996, p.108, no.46; the Palace Museum, Beijing, Zangchuan Fojiao Zaoxiang, Hong Kong, 2008, p.222, no.211; and one sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 7 October 2015, lot 3118.
Provenance
Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 14 October 1964, lot 85
Private California Collection