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尺寸：高64.5 cm
年代：金代
质地：木雕
风格：中原
来源：拍卖会
成交：2,544,000港元(2025.10)
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
A MONUMENTAL AND RARE CARVED WOOD HEAD OF BODHISATTVA
Song Dynasty
Expertly carved in the round featuring full, rounded cheeks and downcast eyes inlaid with luminous black glass pupils, elegantly set beneath evenly arched and defined brows, a circular indentation at the centre of the forehead suggesting a once-held jewelled urna, the small, pursed mouth with plump lips, conveying a benevolent expression, the face framed by pendulous ears and the hair styled in an elaborate high chignon, the wood of a captivating grain pattern, wood stand.
64.5 cm high (2).
Footnotes

宋 木雕菩薩頭像

Provenance:
A French private collection, acquired in 1920
An Asian private collection

來源：
法國私人收藏，1920年入藏
亞洲私人收藏

This monumental and exceptional wood head, representing the Bodhisattva of Compassion and Mercy, exquisitely carved in the round, skillfully captures the serenity of Avalokitesvara and exemplifies the zenith of Chinese Buddhist sculpture. The visage features full, rounded cheeks and downcast eyes adorned with luminous black glass pupils, which have remarkably retained their original luster, evoking a deep sense of compassion and introspection. The elegantly arched brows curve gracefully like crescent moons above a central forehead indentation that originally accommodated a jewelled urna. The lips are full and gently pursed, while the pendulous ears are proportionately framed according to canonical standards. The hair is intricately styled in an elaborate, towering chignon that evokes the form of swirling clouds.

The state of preservation of this piece is remarkable; the sculptural volume of the face retains a powerful definition, with sharp carving marks still discernible. The weathered surface exhibits a jade-like smoothness, while the wood grain, exposed through the loss of original pigment over time, flows with a natural rhythm, showcasing a unique beauty in its unembellished form.

Measuring over 60 cm, the scale of this head is striking. If it had belonged to a complete standing figure, the statue would have achieved a monumental size suitable for a temple hall of significant stature. Even in its current fragmentary condition, its grand scale and exceptional preservation serve as a testament to the remarkable achievements of Northern Song Buddhist art.

This imposing head, with its majestic height, masterfully embodies the vigorous aesthetic of Song dynasty Jinbei sculpture. Its artistic characteristics find compelling parallels in major museum collections: the fullness of the face and the treatment of the chignon are virtually identical to those seen in an 11th-12th century wood figure of Guanyin (94 cm high, Museum Acc. no. 98.62a-h) in the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Furthermore, the facial structure and hairstyle closely resemble those of a Northern Song wood figure of Manjushri (109.2 cm high, Museum Acc. no. 42.25.5) and a Northern Song polychrome wood figure of Guanyin (94 cm high, Museum Acc. no. 33.116), both in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The serene spiritual resonance of the features also resonates deeply with a Jin dynasty wood figure of Guanyin (172.7 cm high, Museum Acc. no. EA1982.2) in the Ashmolean Museum.

Compare also a Song dynasty large carved wood figure of Avalokiteshvara, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2013, lot 3074; and a highly important and large wood figure of Guanyin from North China, dated to the 13th century, sold at Christie's New York, 19 December 2012, lot 177.

此尊木雕菩薩首像，像首採圓雕技法，面龐豐腴飽滿，雙目微垂，嵌有光澤黑玻璃瞳仁，歷千年仍流光內蘊，尤為難得。眉弓彎弧如新月，額心凹痕原應鑲嵌寶石白毫，唇型豐潤微抿，耳輪垂肩，髮髻層疊高聳如雲渦。尤為難得者，乃其保存狀態極臻完美：面部雕刻立體感飽滿，刀痕勁健利落，風化皮殼溫潤如玉，木紋肌理因歲月淬煉而顯露行雲流水之態，原始彩繪雖剝落殆盡，反成就璞質歸真之美。整體透顯慈悲內省之聖相，展現中國佛教造像藝術之巔峰。首像驚人尺寸令人震撼，若為完整立姿造像，原應達丈六之巨，屬殿堂級弘規。雖僅存首像，然其恢弘體量與完整保存狀態，仍昭示著北宋佛教藝術的巔峰成就。

本拍品以逾六十五公分之恢弘體量，卓然展現宋代晉北造像之雄渾氣格。其藝術特徵可與重要博物館藏實例相互印證：其面部豐腴之相及髮髻造型與明尼阿波利斯美術館藏十一至十二世紀木雕觀音（高94公分）如出一轍，館藏編號98.62a-h；另本拍品面容及髮髻結構，與紐約大都會博物館藏北宋木雕文殊像（高109.2公分）及北宋彩繪木雕觀音菩薩像（高94公分）類似，館藏編號42.25.5及33.116；五官神韻則與牛津阿什莫林博物館一尊金代木雕觀音（高172.7公分）氣息相通，館藏編號EA1982.2。

再參照一尊宋十二/十三世紀木雕加彩觀音菩薩半身像，售於香港蘇富比，2013年10月8日，拍品編號3074；另一尊十三世紀北方地區木雕觀音坐像，售於紐約佳士得，2012年12月19日，拍品編號177，二例無論在刀法與造型上均與本品脈絡相承，可資參考。 Saleroom notices

Please note the additional information: the dating of this lot is consistent with the results of a radiocarbon test, report no. PLD-57443. 請注意額外資訊：本拍品經放射性碳分析檢測，編號PLD-57443，結果與其斷代相符。