大明宣德年製 Xuande Emperor mark & period (1426-1435), finely cast gilt bronze Sino-Tibetan, Vajrasattva

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大明宣德年製 Xuande Emperor Period (1426-1435), finely cast gilt bronze Sino-Tibetan, Vajrasattva. 大明宣德年施. Finely cast, gilt bronze Sino-Tibetan figure of Vajrasattva in dhyanasana pose, on a double lotus base. Vajrasattva holds a Ghana in the left hand, symbolizing compassion and wisdom, wearing a long flowing dhoti tied at waist, an elaborate necklace across the bare chest, armbands and bracelets. Height: 10 inches = 25.2 cm; Size of the base: 6.25” x 4.5” = 16 cm x 11.8 cm; Weight: 3 kg 667 g = 8 lb. 1.3 oz.; The formulaic, six-character 大明宣德年施 inscription reading Da Ming Xuande nian shi, which is engraved at the center of the base’s flat top and which may be translated “Bestowed [during the] Xuande era [of the] Great Ming”, dates this sculpture to the Xuande reign (1436-1435) of the Ming dynasty, a period of great artistic refinement in China. Engraved after casting, inscriptions on such Tibeto-Chinese-style bronzes typically read from left to right, as seen here and end with the verb shi 施, in this context meaning “bestow”, rather than with the verb zhi 製, meaning “made”, which is typically seen in the imperial marks of porcelains of the same period. Condition: antique, but no defects. The base is covered by reddish copper plate with engraved lotus design. Copper has some green patina. Provenance: Estate sale auction in 2015 in New South Wales, Australia, then private collection in Alabama, USA, and then consignment to Eternity Gallery in 2024; Results from other auctions: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6167688 Christie’s live auction 15488, on 6 November, 2018. A RARE AND FINELY-CAST GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER INCISED MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435); Price realized: GBP 1,928,750; Estimate: GBP 150,000 – GBP 200,000; Closed: 6 Nov 2018; https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6427773 Christie’s live auction 21656. Estimate from: HKD 4,000,000 = 515,035.80 United States Dollar; To: HKD 7,000,000 = 901,312.65 United States Dollar; A RARE AND FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA XUANDE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER PRESENTATION MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1403-1425); The figure is seated majestically in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, holding a vajra held in the right hand and a ghana in the left, wearing a long flowing dhoti tied at waist, an elaborate necklace across the bare chest, armbands and bracelets. The rounded face is finely cast with a compassionate expression, flanked by pendulous ears wearing floral medallion earrings, under ‘an eight-leaf diadem’. The lotus base is incised with the six-character reign mark, Da Ming Xuande nian shi, ‘Bestowed in the Great Ming Xuande period’. 10 in. (26.5 cm.) high https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/dharma-tantra/a-gilt-bronze-figure-of-vajrasattva-mark-and Sotheby’s, Sept 17, Lot 308, A gilt-bronze figure of Vajrasattva, Mark and period of Yongle Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 USD Description: the top of the base incised with a horizontal six-character mark Himalayan Art Resources item no. 1906. Height 8½ in., 21.5 cm Condition Report Provenance: Christie's London, 11th December 1973, lot 82. English Private Collection. Literature: Heather Karmay, Early Sino-Tibetan Art, Warminster, 1975, pl. 52. Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, pl. 144A.

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