A MAGNIFICENT AND MONUMENTAL (99 CM) BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, CENTRAL THAILAND, MON-DVARAVATI PERIOD, 8TH-9TH CENTURY

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A MAGNIFICENT AND MONUMENTAL (99 CM) BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, CENTRAL THAILAND, MON-DVARAVATI PERIOD, 8TH-9TH CENTURY This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2012: “No. 701, Standing Buddha Srivijaya 9th-11th c. Bronze, H.: 98 cm, LA - Adrian Maynard 1976” Gallery price: EUR 950,000 or approx. EUR 1,348,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. Expert’s note: The present bronze is the most important Mon Dvaravati sculpture to have appeared in the market in recent years and quite possibly the largest known. The treatment of the robe is unusual in that it does not follow the classic tradition of the 'full cape' that is known to have originated from the Indian Gupta. Here the robe is arranged that leaves the right shoulder bare in a style that is more familiar in the 6th-8th century Sri Lankan Buddhas and earlier Amravati figures, who favored robes delineated with parallel lines of fine pleats and figures with broad shoulders and smaller heads. The Mon Dvaravati style introduced a smooth diaphanous treatment of the robe, almost invisible across the androgynous body, and more balanced proportions of the whole figure. As noted by Jean Boisselier in The Heritage of Thai Sculpture, 1975, p. 73, "The school of Dvaravati may stand alongside the great Buddhist artistic traditions of India, so enduring were its innovations and so persuasive its influence on most of the art of Southeast Asia." Exquisitely cast standing in samabhanga with the right hand raised in vitarka mudra and the left clutching the hem of his diaphanous sanghati draped over the left shoulder, falling in a softly undulating line along the left side of the body and subtly revealing his slender contours. The rounded face conveys a serene expression, characterized by almond-shaped eyes gazing forward, elegantly arched brows, a slender nose, and full lips forming a calm smile. The hair is neatly arranged in tight snail-shell curls over a high ushnisha. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 99.1 cm (excl. stand), 108.5 cm (incl. stand) With an associated wood stand. (2) Literature comparison: Compare a closely related Mon-Dvaravati bronze figure of Buddha from Nakhon Pathom Province, 68.6 cm high, dated 8th-9th century, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 59.149. Compare a related smaller silver alloy figure of Buddha, Central or northeastern Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati period, 8th-early 9th century, 39.4 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1993.387.6, included in the exhibition Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia, 5th to 8th Century, 14 April-27 July 2014, cat. no. 120. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams New York, 11 September 2012, lot 5 Price: USD 674,500 or approx. EUR 854,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, and subject with the robe leaving the right shoulder bare. Note the much smaller size (48.3 cm) and the state of preservation. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 March 2015, lot 29 Price: USD 269,000 or approx. EUR 331,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and subject. Note the much smaller size (36.1 cm).

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