拍賣筆記 vol.90 藍理捷：北齊至隋大理石雕佛身像 - J.J.Lally, A Northern Qi Marble Torso Of Buddha From The Jane And Leopold Swergold Collection

這尊雕工精細、簡約而又引人入勝的佛半身像，流露出昔日佛陀那既具王者般莊嚴又顯寧靜從容的神韻。雕像展現出柔和下垂的肩部線條，以及環繞佛足處以堅硬而富有觸感皺褶聚攏的飄逸長袍，為北朝晚期雕塑中一件尤為精美且稀有的作品。

尤其令人矚目的是，雕者對佛陀僧伽地袍細節的刻畫極為入微：那塊堅硬的大理石“布料”輕盈滑過其肩部，由細繩束縛，並在左臂上方隨意聚攏，彷彿賦予了冰冷石質生命。

— J.J. Lally —《Jane 與 Leopold Swergold 收藏之收藏旅程》系列

北齊 / 隋大理石雕佛身像

蘇富比紐約拍賣會開始時間香港時間 3 月 18 日 晚上 9:00

預估價格

60,000 – 80,000 美元

高度 16 英寸（40.6 公分）

來源

J.J. Lally & Co.，紐約，2002 年 3 月

在這一時期的藝術品中，能見到如此生動逼真的造型實屬罕見。可與下列作品相較：

– 聖路易斯藝術博物館收藏（藏品編號 182:1919）的一尊歸於 6 世紀晚期的釋迦牟尼佛立像；– 台北國立故宮博物院 1997 年出版《沉思之藝術——私人收藏中的宗教雕塑》（目錄號 28）中收錄的另一尊歸於北齊、同樣以綁帶長袍呈現的佛像；– 以及斯德哥爾摩遠東古物博物館藏、奧斯瓦爾德·西林在 1940 年著作《中國過渡時期大理石雕塑》（BMFEA，第 12 號，圖版 VIIIa）中所描述的風格幾乎一致且體型更大的佛像，其中文獻將公元 570 年代初至 585 年這一時段譽為佛教雕塑史上的一個高峰時期。

A COLLECTING JOURNEY: THE JANE AND LEOPOLD SWERGOLD COLLECTION

A marble torso of Buddha, Late Northern Qi / Sui dynasty

Session begins in

March 18, 09:00 PM HKT

Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 USD

Description

Height 16 in., 40.6 cm

Provenance

J.J. Lally & Co., New York, March 2002

Simple yet spellbinding, this finely rendered torso exudes the princely yet serene grandeur of the Buddha it once depicted. With gently sloping shoulders and a flowing robe gathered in stiff yet tactile folds around the figure's feet, the present lot is a particularly fine and rare example of sculpture from the late Northern dynasties. The present torso is especially remarkable in its close attention to detail in the rendering of the Buddha’s sanghati robe. Gliding gently over his shoulder, tied with a string, and gathered loosely above his left arm, the stiff marble ‘fabric’ is brought to life by the sculptor’s skillful hand. 

It is rare to find a figure of this period, in any condition, with such lifelike rendering. Compare a related larger standing figure of the Shakyamuni Buddha attributed to the late 6th century in the Saint Louis Art Museum (accession no. 182:1919); another, attributed to the Northern Qi, with a similarly tied robe, included in The Art of Contemplation - Religious Sculpture from Private Collections, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1997, cat. no. 28; and another, also larger, of almost identical style, in the collection of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, in Osvald Sirén, ‘Chinese Marble Sculptures of the Transition Period’, BMFEA, 1940, no. 12, pl. VIIIa, in which the author describes the decade between the early 570s and the year 585 as a particular high point in the history of Buddhist sculpture.