Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

Fine Asian Art | 28-29 & 30 June 2022 139 Additional information and photographs for all lots can be found at www.adams.ie 277 POSSIBLY CHINESE SCHOOL (ACTIVE QING DYNASTY) Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and Sixteen Benevolent Deities - 釈迦三尊十六善神像 Colors on silk Framed with a glass 119,5 x 57 cm Notes: 1. At center, Shaka sits atop a lotus pedestal, and below a floating Buddhist parasol, flanked by attendant bodhisattvas, Fugen and Monju, who, respectively, ride a blue lion and a white elephant and represent Buddhist wisdom and practice. Their radiant bodies are meticulously described using a combination of pigments, including gold. They are surrounded by a diverse group of be- nevolent deities charged with protecting the Sutra itself and all those who recite it. 2. This devotional image would have been hung in a temple during recitations of the ‘Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra’, also known as ‘Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra’. This sutra was translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by the prolific translator Xuanzang 玄 奘 (602–664), who appears at bottom right carrying a scroll and brush, and wearing a portable chest containing scriptures. The fierce red deity oppo- site him is the Great General of the Desert (Jinja Daishō), who is said to have protected Xuanzang during his travels. 3. The anonymous artist probably modeled his work after an example imported from China. 4. Compare with a related devotional image, though a Japanese one, dated to the Nanbokuchō period (1336–92) preserved in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of New York (The Met), USA, under accession number 2012.18. （可能为）中国画作，釈迦三尊十六善神像（中 国，清代中期） € 8,000 - 12,000