After the gilt-bronze statue of the Hercules, there is a gilt-bronze statue of the Heavenly King.
It is also an imitation of a work from the Tang Dynasty, and is 15.5 cm tall.
The King of Heaven is also a Buddhist protector, and this statue is also made of gilt bronze.
This heavenly king wears a gold-winged bird crown on his head, has frowning eyebrows and wide eyes, a straight nose, a wide mouth, curly beard, and a majestic face.
The cloak is draped over the shoulders, hanging naturally behind the body, and soft armor is tied tightly around the waist.
The left hand holds the vajra, the right arm is bent to the chest, the five fingers are extended flatly, and the wrist is decorated with a hoop.
Wear long trousers and tie them at the ankles, put on soft boots, and step on evil spirits under your feet.
The overall shape is strong, powerful, brave and tall.
If this piece of work has some background or some influence in the industry, if a bronze statue of this level is sent to an auction house, as long as it is not the top auction house, it should be able to be sold at a high price.
This kind of craftsmanship has reached its pinnacle, to the point where the fake can look real.
Only in an era when society is extremely developed and people live and work in peace and contentment, with nothing to do and nothing to do when they are full, can this skill be carried forward.
The Song Dynasty was exactly such a period.
The living standard in the Song Dynasty was very high, so culture and art were very developed, and the sculptures were very powerful and very realistic.
It can even be said that it is better than Western sculptures, more concise and summarized, more flavorful, and has more spiritual content.
This point can be seen from the handed down Arhat statues of the Song Dynasty, which can provide a glimpse of the style of sculptures in the Song Dynasty.
In the Southern Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty, due to the developed commodity economy and successive wars, copper was a very scarce material.
During this period, especially the Jin Dynasty, pots, bowls, ladles, and spoons were all made of iron if they could be made of iron, and porcelain if they could be made of porcelain, and each household could only have one bronze mirror.
Therefore, Buddha statues are not allowed to be made of copper, which has prompted the emergence of a large number of Buddha statues made of various materials such as wood carvings, clay sculptures, and porcelain sculptures.
Especially large-scale wood carvings have emerged. These wood carvings are tall, generally one or two meters in length, and are often made from a single piece of wood.
For example, the famous Water Moon Guanyin in the Song Dynasty is one of the classics.
If the dozens of wooden statues in front of you are all genuine, then they must be at least nearly 1,000 years old.
These Water Moon Guanyin are definitely outstanding examples of Buddhist sculptures from the Song Dynasty.
Because at that time, wood had replaced stone and became the most commonly used medium.
Depending on the situation, these Guanyin statues were probably once located on a rock base.
They should be surrounded by richly illustrated frescoes and gilded statues found on Buddhist temple altars.
This kind of artistic expression that combines temple architecture, painting, and sculpture has reached a new height in the history of Buddhist art in my country.
"Huh? That's wrong!"
Chen Wenzhe was thinking while watching, and soon he felt something was wrong.
The other statues here did not give him such a strange feeling.
He took a few steps back and looked at the Water Moon Guanyin in front of him again.
It's made of wood and seems to be in pretty good condition, so the traces of natural weathering aren't too serious.
However, it is an antique with a history of thousands of years, so it has all the signs of aging.
This is the real thing, Chen Wenzhe suddenly woke up.
He accidentally saw their origin, which should be from a large-scale monastery.
Therefore, these Water Moon Guanyin originally had bases.
Although he could not use the recall skill, what he should have seen still appeared in his mind involuntarily.
Chen Wenzhe was very meticulous. He really didn't expect that among the Buddha statues that were originally thought to be fakes, there were actually a few genuine ones.
There are a total of four wooden Water Moon Guanyin statues, all of which are genuine.
The value of these four Guanyin statues should be able to cover all of Li Jinli's losses.
Shuiyue Guanyin Bodhisattva is the compassionate Bodhisattva, his Chinese name is Shuiyue Guanyin.
This refers to his posture, sitting in the water
Meditate on the reflection of the moon (Shui Yue), and his nature, in tune with the sounds of the world (Guanyin).
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has long been a focus of faith in East Asia.
This deity vowed to free all sentient beings in the universe from pain and suffering, and therefore postponed his enlightenment to become a Buddha.
People from all walks of life come to him for help and blessing, not only because of his great compassion and ability to save believers, but also because he is considered to be more approachable than the Buddha.
These 1,000-year-old Guanyin statues are outstanding representatives of wooden Buddhist sculptures from the Song and Yuan Dynasties (8 AD) in my country.
These Water Moon Guanyin statues all impressed Chen Wenzhe with their delicate carvings and lifelike appearance.
One is sitting in a "throne" position with his right hand bent on the knee. This is the typical "Water Moon Guanyin".
He is believed to live in a mythical South China Sea called
On an isolated island, he sat and stared at the reflection of the moon in the water.
Reflection refers to the Buddhist concept that everything around us is fleeting and illusory, and that Guanyin has the ability to hear all the suffering in the world.
Here, Guanyin is dressed in flowing clothes, with a crossed belt, scarf and necklace tied around her chest.
He put one hand on his knee and raised the other hand in a gift-giving gesture.
The deity displays confident calm, fluently expresses his compassion for human suffering and effectively soothes the souls of his devotees.
Among his 33 forms of expression, the water-moon form of Guanyin is one of the most commonly expressed forms by Chinese artists.
His kindness and gentle appearance make Guanyin one of the most popular gods in our country.
Among the golden and wooden Buddha statues of the Song Dynasty, the most common one is the image of the Water Moon Guanyin, which is in a leisurely and playful sitting posture.
Also, this form of Guanyin image only appeared in the late Tang Dynasty, which was close to 900 AD.
It was especially popular in the Song Dynasty and continued until the Ming Dynasty.
Because wood carvings are easy to imitate, there are many imitations of large wood carvings from the Song Dynasty today.
Most of these counterfeit products are actually produced in Dongguan, Guangdong Province.
There is an antique shop over there that sells this type of wood carvings, which are so made that they look just like the real thing.
When appraising such a work, it can only be judged by "looking at the Qi".
Of course, most people like to say "look new".
It is difficult to explain in detail the grasp of "open face", but in fact this is a very key focus.
The judgment of works of art depends largely on one's own artistic background.
You can often tell the authenticity of an artifact just by looking at it, relying on artistic feelings.
Just like Chen Wenzhe just now, he already had this intuition.
Especially when it comes to carving faces, he himself is a master, so naturally it is easy to identify the figures from this aspect.
Of course there are not only four Water Moon Guanyin statues here, so the other works are naturally modern imitations.
For example, there are several works from the Liao Dynasty. Although the imitations here are precise imitations, they are a bit taken for granted at this point.