A Gandhara gray schist fries fragment. Pakistan. 2nd/3rd century - image-1

Lot 498 Rα

A Gandhara gray schist fries fragment. Pakistan. 2nd/3rd century

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
03.06.2015, 14:00 - Chinese Decorative Arts, Tibet/Nepal, India, South-East Asia
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 7.000 € (incl. premium)
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A Gandhara gray schist fries fragment. Pakistan. 2nd/3rd century

A Gandhara gray schist fries fragment with Buddha standing at the centre wearing princely robes and jewellery, with a halo behind his head, flanked by his parents and other figures, all with folded hands. The woman and the child at the right are possibly Siddhartha's wife Yasoda and his son Rahula. Small restoration, crack. Pakistan. 2nd/3rd century. Mounted.
Height 37.5 cm; width 43.5 cm

Provenance

Acquired in 1974-1976
Isao Kurita, Tokyo (sold at Sotheby's, New York, 22.3.2011, lot 223)

Literature

Published in: Isao Kurita, Gandharan Art I, The Buddha's Life Story, 2003, p. 294, no. 654