Lot 102 北齊 石灰岩雕佛首 | A RARE CARVED LIMESTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA

北齊 石灰岩雕佛首 | A RARE CARVED LIMESTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA

Northern Qi Dynasty

HKD 150,000

HKD 150000 - 200000

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Northern Qi Dynasty
Exquisitely carved with benevolent expression, the hooded almond-shaped eyes beneath elegantly arching brows converging down to the straight nose above sensuous rose-bud lips, all between ears with long pendulous lobes and surmounted by tightly curled hair and domed ushnisha, stand.
29cm (11 3/8in) high (2).
Footnotes
北齊 石灰岩雕佛首
Published and Illustrated:
C.C.Teng & Co., Taipei, 1997(Calendar)
著錄：
慎德堂，台北，1997年（月曆）
This finely carved limestone head, with its strong yet sensitively modelled features, is related to examples from Qingzhou, Shandong Province. Compare a head of Buddha, mid-6th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.2001.422. See also another stone head of Buddha, Northern Qi dynasty, illustrated in , Taipei, 1997, pl.40.
Buddhist sculpture of the Northern Qi period, such as the present lot, is distinguished by its refinement and lyrical elegance, representing a pivotal moment in the development of Chinese religious art. Figures are typically slender and elongated, with softly rounded features, downcast eyes, and a gentle smile that conveys serenity and inner contemplation. Influenced by Indian Gupta and Central Asian traditions yet reinterpreted through a distinctly Chinese lens, Northern Qi sculpture strikes a balance between technical finesse and devotional expression. Important centres such as Ye and Qingzhou produced works of remarkable quality, as revealed in major archaeological discoveries, demonstrating the period's role as a bridge between the solemn grandeur of the Northern Wei and the fuller naturalism of the Tang.
See a related limestone head of Buddha, Northern Qi/Sui dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 19 March 2018, lot 8160.
此件佛首面相端莊而不失細致柔美，與山東青州地區之造像風格緊密相關。可比較紐約大都會藝術博物館藏一尊六世紀中葉石雕佛首（館藏編號：2001.422）。另可參考《雕塑別藏》，台北，1997年，圖版40之另一尊北齊石雕佛首。
本拍品屬北齊時期之佛教造像，以精致優雅與抒情氣韻著稱，代表了中國宗教藝術發展歷程中的重要轉折點。此時期的造像身形多秀骨清相、線條連貫流暢，面龐圓潤柔和，雙目微闔，唇角微揚含笑，傳達出寧靜沉思的內在神韻。北齊造像既汲取了印度笈多王朝與中亞藝術之風格，又融入了獨特的中國審美，在精湛工藝與虔誠信仰之間取得了完美平衡。鄴城與青州等重要造像中心產出了極高藝術水準的作品，正如近年重大考古發現所證實，北齊造像在承襲北魏莊嚴雄渾之風的同時，亦啟迪了唐代豐滿寫實的氣象，起到了承前啟後的作用。
另可參考一尊北齊/隋代石灰岩佛首，售於紐約邦瀚斯，2018年3月19日，拍品編號8160。