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LOT 1643
Large Chinese Tang Bronze 'Pagoda' Reliquary Stupa
TANG TO LIAO DYNASTY, CIRCA 907-1125 A.D. OR LATER
23 1/4 in. (4.9 kg, 59 cm).
With three-tiered square and stepped base showing bodhi leaves, flaming jewels and foliage tendrils respectively, surmounted by a pierced frieze, each side depicting a seated Buddha flanked by standing figures and clouds; with triple pitched and hipped roof elements rising above pierced wall panels; all surmounted in turn by a column with five graduated discs affixed and terminating in a four-lobed lamniform element.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s to early 1970s.
‘Buckingham Collection’, the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11988-210842.
Published
Exhibited: ‘The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana’, Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, 16 September-20 October 2010, extended to 16 November and again to 7 January 2011.
Literature
See National Museum, China, for a similar example.
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LOT 1643
Large Chinese Tang Bronze 'Pagoda' Reliquary Stupa
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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