來自北齊青州龍興寺的作品，皇家寺廟，青石材質，近年來青州博物館一直有一批龍興寺的造像在全國各地巡展，因此青州系的雕刻認知十分高。
這件殘件巧妙的將缺失的部分隱藏在背板內，變成浮雕的形式也與石窟寺的造像呼應，十分巧妙。次存方面21公分，是屬於比較大的佛首作品，較為難得。
Originating from Longxing Temple in Qingzhou during the Northern Qi period—a royal temple constructed of Qing stone—this work exemplifies the high level of carving expertise attributed to the Qingzhou school. In recent years, the Qingzhou Museum has maintained a touring collection of Longxing Temple sculptures across the country, further attesting to the distinguished artistic heritage of this region.
This fragment ingeniously conceals its missing portion within a back panel, transforming it into a relief that echoes the sculptural aesthetics of grotto temples. At an overall height of 21 centimeters, it stands as one of the larger Buddha head pieces, rendering it a particularly rare and valuable example.
北齊 青石佛首殘件
來源倫敦蘇富比拍賣行，2000 年 6 月 7 日，拍品編號 25艾倫與西蒙·哈特曼伉儷珍藏
來源
2000年6月7日，倫敦蘇富比拍賣行拍品編號25
艾倫與西蒙·哈特曼伉儷珍藏
拍品描述
本件為北齊時期青石製佛首殘片。該佛首以橢圓形面部呈現，雕刻出寧靜而慈善的神情：
寬大的鼻樑自臉部中央拔起；
眉毛呈弧形排列，正上方為半閉的雙眼，流露出低垂之態；
小而豐滿的嘴唇在兩角處略帶細紋；
頭髮則以一束束緊密捲曲的髮辮表現，並恰當地露出右耳。
尺寸方面，佛首本體約8 1/4英吋（約21公分）高，連同座臺則達13 1/4英吋（約33.6公分）高。
拍賣資訊
本件來自艾倫與西蒙·哈特曼珍藏，屬拍品編號124。將於以下拍賣會中登場：
拍賣會名稱：《中國陶瓷及藝術品拍賣——包括Francine與Bernard Wald精緻鼻煙瓶珍藏（第一部分）》
拍賣日期及時間：2025年3月17日，美東時間上午9:00
拍賣地點：紐約
預估成交價：美金8,000至12,000美元
考證與比較
此佛首殘件的來源明確記錄於2000年6月7日倫敦蘇富比拍賣行，拍品編號25，出自艾倫與西蒙·哈特曼珍藏。
大都會藝術博物館網站亦展示了一件類似的佛首，其殘留顏料與鍍金痕跡均被記錄，館藏編號2001.422。該館策展人指出：「此佛首可能來自山東或河北省；許多類似之例曾於1996年在山東青州寺廟遺址及2012年在河北臨漳被發掘。」
此外，請參閱2002年於倫敦皇家藝術學院舉辦的「歸還佛陀：青州發現」展覽目錄，其中收錄了一件於山東前龍興寺遺址發掘的極為相似佛首（目錄第140及143頁，展品編號27C）。
另外，亦可參考2022年12月8日倫敦蘇富比拍賣會中，出自已故何東爵士個人珍藏（第二部分）的拍品編號192，其佛首亦與本件相似。
A LIMESTONE FRAGMENT OF A BUDDHA HEAD
Northern Qi Dynasty
The oval face fragment carved with a serene and benign expression, the broad nose rising to arched brows above downcast eyes with half-closed lids, with small plump lips creased at the corners, the hair depicted with individual tightly curled coils exposing the proper right ear.
8 1/4in (21cm) high;
13 1/4in (33.6) high with stand
PROPERTY FROM THE ALAN AND SIMONE HARTMAN COLLECTION
LOT 124
A LIMESTONE FRAGMENT OF A BUDDHA HEAD
Northern Qi Dynasty
CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART INCLUDING THE FRANCINE AND BERNARD WALD COLLECTION OF FINE SNUFF BOTTLES, PART I
17 March 2025, 09:00 EDT
New York
US$8,000 - US$12,000
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 7 June 2000, lot 25
The Alan and Simone Hartman Collection
A similar example with traces of pigment and gilding in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is published on the museum's website, accession number 2001.422, where the curator noted "This head probably comes from Shandong or Hebei province. Many comparable examples were unearthed from the ruins of temples in Qingzhou, Shandong, in 1996, and in Linzhang, Hebei, in 2012."Compare the very similar Buddha head unearthed from the pit at the former Longxing Temple, Shandong province, illustrated in the catalog of the exhibition Return of the Buddha: The Qingzhou Discoveries, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2002, pp. 140 and 143, no. 27C. For another example, see Sotheby's London, 8 December 2022, The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung, Part II, lot 192.
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