A rare Buddhist votive plaque. Tang dynasty, 7th century - image-1
A rare Buddhist votive plaque. Tang dynasty, 7th century - image-2
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Lot 125 Dα

A rare Buddhist votive plaque. Tang dynasty, 7th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 5.000 € - 7.000 €
Result: 6.300 € (incl. premium)
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A rare Buddhist votive plaque. Tang dynasty, 7th century

Of almost square shape made of blackish terracotta. On the front in relief a pagoda with three floors on a three-tiered base, in the niches seated Buddha figures, the roof crowned with Amithaba. The pagoda is surrounded by ten seated Buddhas and four standing Bodhisattvas. On the back in a frame a grid with 36 unread characters, in the corner inscribed with a Chinese number five in black ink. Plexiglass stand.
Height 11.1 cm, width 9.6 cm

唐 七世紀
罕見佛教小碑
展覽：唐代藝術展，洛杉磯縣立藝術館，1957年1月8日至2月17 日
來源：比利時私人收藏，1985年1月7日購於倫敦Spink & Son Ltd. (附賬單)

Provenance

Private collection, Belgium, acquired from Spink & Son Ltd., London, on 7.1.1985 (invoice available)

Literature

Published in: Henry Trubner, The Arts of the T'ang Dynasty. Catalog of a Loan Exhibition Organized by the Los Angeles County Museum from Collections in America, the Orient and Europe. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum, 1957, no. 274

Exhibitions

The Arts of the T'ang Dynasty, Los Angeles County Museum, 08.01-17.02.1957