How to collect and appreciate Buddha statues, and how to judge the collection value of Buddha statue

The value of Buddha statues mainly refers to the value of its cultural relics, including history, art, science and religion. To determine the value of the Buddha statue, it is necessary to comprehensively analyze its authenticity, godhead, style of the times, material technology, style and other factors.

The appraisal of the times plays a decisive role and significance in judging the artistic value of Buddha statues. The artistry of the early Buddha statues is obviously stronger, the historical and cultural information they carry is richer, the artistic charm is richer, and the value of cultural relics is naturally higher; The late Buddha statues, especially the Buddha statues in the Ming and Qing dynasties, have tended to be stylized in terms of subject matter and modeling style, and the artistic level has declined significantly, and the value of cultural relics is naturally lower.

The deity of the Buddha statue mainly refers to the specific Buddha theme, and some rare and important Buddha statue themes have unique cultural relics value. For example, in the Huachen auction in the autumn of 2003, a statue of Jizo Bodhisattva in the image of an Arhat appeared, and it was finally auctioned for 1.7 million yuan. The reason for this is that people realized at that time that in the court statues of the Ming Dynasty, statues with such images and themes were very rare.

The materials and craftsmanship are also closely related to the cultural value of the Buddha statue. Historically, Buddha statues have been made of many materials, including gold, silver, copper, iron, wood carving, clay sculpture, stone carving, etc. Different materials, their carving processes are different, representing different technology and level, with different cultural relics value.

It also has an important impact on the judgment of the value of the cultural relics of the Buddha statues, and the Buddha statues with the style are generally paid special attention by the researchers and collectors of the Buddha statues.

The production of gold and bronze Buddhas has a history of about 2,000 years, but the exact time of its origin is still inconclusive, and further research is needed. Modern people divide ancient Chinese gold and bronze Buddhas into two categories: "Han tradition" and "Tibetan tradition". The Han Dynasty gold and bronze Buddha was built from the Eastern Han Dynasty and went through the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Tang and Song dynasties and ......The history spans a long time; Tibetan gold and bronze Buddha statues are more common in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

With the development of society, the Buddha statues of various periods have characteristics that are consistent with the social habits and spirit of the time. For example, the "skinny and clear image" of the Wei and Jin dynasties and the Northern and Southern Dynasties reminded people of the "Jian'an style and bones". The magnificence of the statues of the Tang Dynasty reflects the grace and generosity of the Tang Dynasty and the glorious atmosphere of the sea.

The Buddha statues of the Song Dynasty have been completely secularized, and the Buddha seems to have entered the world and become you, me, and him around people, which is very amiable and respectable.

The production of Buddha statues began to rise slowly from the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, and reached a peak during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is understood that the earliest existing gold and bronze Buddha statue with a clear date is a gilded bronze Buddha sitting statue in the fourth year of Zhao Jianwu (338 AD). These Buddha statues are not only the objects of worship and worship of Buddhists, but also a precious national artistic heritage, which are deeply loved by Chinese and foreign collectors.

It is observed that most of the gold and bronze Buddha statues created in the auction market are the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the current market, a bronze Buddha statue sketch has a market of at least about 50,000 yuan. The best quality bronze Buddha statue can reach between 100,000 yuan and 1 million yuan.

Buddhism is the religion with the largest number of people in the Chinese nation, and its influence on people has a long history and is deeply rooted. The 2,000-year-old history of Buddhism has soothed all kinds of confusion and anxiety in the world with its unique spiritual salvation. As the carrier of Buddhist thought, Buddhist handicrafts embody multiple values such as religion, history, culture, and craftsmanship, and are respected by people for generations.

Buddhist handicrafts can generally be divided into three categories: Buddha statues, thangkas, and ritual vessels, and Buddha statues as ancient sculptures and artworks, compared with other antiques, more reflect the social outlook and character spirit of the production era. Especially the gold and bronze Buddha statues of the Ming and Qing dynasties, it represents the mature artistic characteristics of Buddhist statues, the craftsmanship and materials are more exquisite, and they are also the most ornamental, and the profound philosophical and aesthetic ideas of Buddhism are condensed in the Buddha statues.

There are many types of Buddha artworks, according to the varieties of Buddha statues, there are Shakyamuni Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva, Puxian Bodhisattva, Medicine Buddha, Jizo King Bodhisattva, Maitreya Buddha, White God of Wealth, Black God of Wealth, Green Tara and so on; According to the inheritance of Buddhism, there are Tibetan secrets, Han traditions, and so on; According to the material of the Buddha statue, there are gold, copper, stone, wood, clay sculpture and so on; According to the dynasties in which the Buddha statues were made, there were ancient times, middle ages, Ming and Qing dynasties, and so on. So, how do collectors choose a good Buddha statue with the potential to appreciate?

In terms of dynasties, the Buddha statues of the Northern Qi and Northern Wei Dynasty were mostly sought after by Europeans and Americans, and most of them were sold overseas. This is because the shape of the face, body bones, muscles and clothing lines of the Buddha statues of that period was in line with the aesthetics of sculpture in Europe and America. However, it is not realistic to buy Buddha statues of the Northern Qi and Northern Wei Dynasty in China, one is to involve the question of whether it is a national protected cultural relic, and on the other hand, the things collected by Westerners rarely have the opportunity to enter the country, and the ** is generally very high.

In addition to the ancient Buddha statues of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Buddha statues of the late Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty are also quite popular, which shows that the Buddha statues in the Middle Ages before the Ming Dynasty are also a value depression in the Buddha statue market。In addition, the main circulation in the domestic market is the Buddha statues of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the golden appearance characteristics are also more in line with the public aesthetics. Therefore, industry insiders suggest that new collectors can start with the Buddha statues of the Ming and Qing dynasties or the Tang, Song and Liao dynasties, which are complete and exquisite.

From the point of view of quality, first of all, the condition should be in good condition, there is no problem, if it is gilded, it is best to be full of gold, and it cannot fall off. In addition, looking at the face, it is the charm of the face, including the depiction of eyes and eyelids, whether the knife work is in place, and whether the expression can move people. In addition, look at the waist proportions and muscle portrayal.

Nowadays, many Buddha statues have become national cultural relics and cannot be collected casually.

When identifying a Buddha statue, we should start from the details to see if there are any traces of time on it.

It doesn't look collectible, but in fact the Buddha statue does have a lot of value.

Now the main circulation in the domestic market is the Ming and Qing Dynasty Buddha statues, we should pay attention.

It is not realistic to buy Buddha statues from the Northern Qi and Northern Wei dynasties in China.

In fact, there is no real or false Buddha statue, as long as you have piety in your heart, then it is real.

In fact, Buddha statues are not for collection, but for worship.

One is the question of whether it is a cultural heritage protected by the state, and on the other hand, it is that very few things collected by Westerners have a chance to enter the country.

It is necessary to judge whether it is true or not from the posture of the Buddha statue.