BRONZE - THANH LE - Very Large/Perfect Shakyamuni Buddha Sculpture

Description

Enjoy a Touch of History and Culture
Treasure from
Thanh Le, Bien Hoa
Treasures from Viet Nam
1 each - Perfect condition, museum quality bronze sculpture, depicting Shakyamuni Buddha
Description
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The sculpture is of museum quality, excellent, and perfect condition.
The sculpture by world renown Thanh Le artist is of the Buddha Shakyamuni. The lower sides of the sculpture is well mark clearly with world famous Thanh Le's signatures on both sides of the lower neck. The detail is exquisite, marks are clear, and condition is perfect.
The piece is signed on the on both lower sides with the clear Thanh Le signatures.
A rare, heirloom piece for your collection
Circa: early 20th century
Locality: Bien Hoa, Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam
Bronze on wood base
Very Heavy
Dimension (approximation) and Condition:
Height: ~21" (52 cm)
Depth:~8" (21 cm)
Base: ~6.5" x6.5" (16 cm x 16 cm)
Excellent, perfect condition overall
Please review images for details. A similar statue is being presented and displayed in the Consulate of France in Saigon, Vietnam (please see image)
Provenance
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The offered item was from the private collection of a retired scientist, and his wife, a member in the medical field; both are avid travelers throughout the USA, Asia, S. America, and Europe. Their extensive collection of Asian antiques, especially of Vietnamese origin artifacts were collected/acquired through out the years via various auctions and/or private sales events.
History
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Thanh Le (1919-2003) - Thanh Le was a very well known artist, and in his later year, a well established businessman. He has been famous for designing, and devising lacquer techniques, and first to blend Vietnamese arts with traditional ceramics, wood lacquer paintings, and sculptures.
Thanh Le's arts had been exhibited and well received in various exhibitions in France (1952), Thailand (1954), Philippines (1956, and USA (1959). His works are in displayed throughout, worldwide museums, and in private collections.
Reference
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We recommend collectors of Vietnamese antiques to add these following books to your library:
1. Vietnamese Ceramics: Technique and Art; Tran Khanh Chuong, My Thuat Publisher, Hanoi 2007
2. 1903-2003, 100 Years of Formings and Development Ecole Professionnelle de Bien Hoa; many authors, Publisher: Tong Hop Dong Nai, June 2003
3. Arts of Vietnam 1909-1945; Kerry Nguyen-Long, The Gioi Publishers, 2013
4. Viet-Nam Les Hommes d'"Au-dela du Sud"; Tran Van Tung, Edition de la Baconniere
5. 1913-2008 University of Arts HCM City; Nguyen Huy Long, Publisher: Trung Tam My Thuat Ung Dung, 2008
Authenticity and Guarantee:
All the items are original and authentic unless clearly indicated otherwise. We take great care to accurately describe the items. Good clear photos and close-ups of all details accompany all the descriptions. We clearly indicate all defects, replaced parts, non-original additions and/or later restorations to the extent we detect it.
We will accept returned items and will credit the buyer for a full refund minus shipping, handling and payment charge if proved to us that we made a gross mistake in the definition, description or dating, or if the item found non-authentic and was not defined as such. After item is delivered, if it's not the same quality as what we described herein, please contact and inform us immediately.
Shipping and Handling:
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Notes
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The description provided herein has been thoroughly researched, and authenticated. The description in and by itself is the piece's provenance.
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