A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, AYUTTHAYA KINGDOM
A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, AYUTTHAYA KINGDOM
Thailand, c. 15th - 16th century. Of ovoid form with delicately rimmed lips in a gentle smile, the eyes half-closed, framed by graceful brows and a straight nose, the hair tightly arranged in small spikes over the domed ushnisha.
Provenance: From a French private estate. The base with an old label, 'Bronze 170, Ayutthaya, Thaïlande'.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, casting flaws, obvious losses, structural cracks, small nicks, light scratches, encrustations. The casting core partially hollowed for mounting. The bronze covered in a fine, naturally grown, dark patina with scattered small areas of cuprite encrustation.
Weight: 465.1 g (excl. stand) and 560.5 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 10.4 cm (excl. stand) and 14 cm (incl. stand)
With a fitted metal stand. (2)
During the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries, Thailand's Ayutthaya kingdom became one of the most powerful forces on mainland Southeast Asia. Continuing the artistic trajectory set forth under the Sukhothai, the Theravada polity sponsored the production of Buddha images fashioned in a new distinct style. The faces display a curvilinear contour with the hairline extending towards the sinuous browline accentuated by elongated ears flared at the upper and lower tips. The eyes, extending evenly across the width of the face, are three-quarters closed to endow the figure with a sense of serenity that is at once inwardly directed and also engaged with the world.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 17 March 2021, lot 432
Price: USD 10,625 or approx. EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze head of Buddha, Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 14th-15th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and manner of casting with similar facial features. Note the size (15.9 cm) and the earlier dating.
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A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, AYUTTHAYA KINGDOM
Thailand, c. 15th - 16th century. Of ovoid form with delicately rimmed lips in a gentle smile, the eyes half-closed, framed by graceful brows and a straight nose, the hair tightly arranged in small spikes over the domed ushnisha.
Provenance: From a French private estate. The base with an old label, 'Bronze 170, Ayutthaya, Thaïlande'.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, casting flaws, obvious losses, structural cracks, small nicks, light scratches, encrustations. The casting core partially hollowed for mounting. The bronze covered in a fine, naturally grown, dark patina with scattered small areas of cuprite encrustation.
Weight: 465.1 g (excl. stand) and 560.5 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 10.4 cm (excl. stand) and 14 cm (incl. stand)
With a fitted metal stand. (2)
During the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries, Thailand's Ayutthaya kingdom became one of the most powerful forces on mainland Southeast Asia. Continuing the artistic trajectory set forth under the Sukhothai, the Theravada polity sponsored the production of Buddha images fashioned in a new distinct style. The faces display a curvilinear contour with the hairline extending towards the sinuous browline accentuated by elongated ears flared at the upper and lower tips. The eyes, extending evenly across the width of the face, are three-quarters closed to endow the figure with a sense of serenity that is at once inwardly directed and also engaged with the world.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 17 March 2021, lot 432
Price: USD 10,625 or approx. EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze head of Buddha, Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 14th-15th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and manner of casting with similar facial features. Note the size (15.9 cm) and the earlier dating.
