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Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture “A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step” New York, January 24, 2007 Throckmorton Fine Art will exhibit early Chinese Buddhist sculpture during New York’s March Asia Week. Twenty-five never presented before sculptures dating from the Northern Wei (386-534 CE) through Tang Dynasties (618-907 CE) will be on display. A perfectly preserved seated marble Buddha characterizing the mature classical Tang style (illustrated above) is robustly expressive. A striking limestone stele of Northern Wei date elegantly displays standing Buddha Sakyamuni flanked by attendant Bodhisattvas set against a leaf-shaped mandorla filled with vigorous gyrating dragons, apsaras and lotuses. Traces of paint indicate that the entire piece was once brightly coloured. The bodhisattva is the spiritual equivalent of the Buddha, but out of compassion for all sentient beings, withholds final enlightenment in order to fulfill his salvific role in the world. Among the most magnificent examples in the Throckmorton collection are the single, free-standing bodhisattva figures clad in idiosyncratic garments and adorned with opulent jewelry. A catalogue with 25 colour illustrations and an essay by art historian, Professor Judy C. Ho of The University of California in Irvine will be available. For further information about this exhibition or to schedule an interview, please call Spencer Throckmorton. High resolution images are available upon request.
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