After the fifth century Northern Wei Dynasty Stone Carving in Longmen Grottoes Image height 61 cm

Private collection of American Anyuan   Longri Compilation

Welcome Maitreya Bodhisattva's Christmas Day on the first day of the first lunar month

      This rare and extremely elegant statue of Bodhisattva's cross thinking shows the future Buddha in meditation, Maitreya Bodhisattva. This nearly perfect sculpture was created in the first half of the sixth century. This rare image of Jiaojiao Maitreya Bodhisattva combines the image of Jiaojiao Maitreya with that of Thinking Maitreya. The head of Maitreya Bodhisattva leans slightly to the left, and his left hand holds his cheek, A charming smile. The whole statue is simple in dress and elegant in posture. It is an exquisite statue of Maitreya Bodhisattva in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

      An Siyuan one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine year seven month thirteen Sunrise was born in the United States. one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight An Siyuan worked for an antique shop dealing in ceramics. He was appreciated by Benny, an antique dealer dealing in Asian art, and learned Chinese ceramics, furniture and painting from it.   When he was studying at Yale University, Wang Fangyu, who directed the study of calligraphy and painting in the late Qing Dynasty, gave him a Chinese name “ An Siyuan ” 。 Wang Fangyu not only taught An Siyuan Chinese art knowledge, but also taught him how to be a man of business. Pang Nai provided fund and channel support to An Siyuan, giving him more opportunities to learn about Chinese ceramics, furniture and painting, as well as Asian art in Japan, India and Thailand.

      one thousand nine hundred and sixty In, he and antique dealer James Golder jointly opened the Ansyuan Golder Gallery in New York, which deals in British furniture, handicrafts and Asian art. one thousand nine hundred and eighty-one Nian An Siyuan boldly purchased one thousand and five hundred Of the Indian artworks, half were sold soon, and he became the most authoritative international Asian art antique dealer.   After years of research and practical operation, he has become a leader in collecting ancient Chinese art, and is recognized as the most discerning and tasteful antique dealer and collector in the United States and the whole western art world “ Godfather of Chinese Antiques ” It is called. Among the Chinese art collections of An Siyuan, the most famous ones are the steles and Ming and Qing furniture collections, which are called “ The King of the Ming Dynasty ” 。 The origin of An Siyuan and China also includes his collection of volumes VI, VII, VIII and IV of Chunhua Pavilion Tie, which was developed in the Northern Song Dynasty.

      one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six year nine In June, An Siyuan came to Beijing with the four volumes of Chunhua Pavilion Calligraphy of the Northern Song Dynasty and exhibited it in the Palace Museum. Qigong and domestic experts identified these four volumes of calligraphy and agreed that they were carved and expanded in the Song Dynasty. The Palace Museum, through Ms. Wang Limei's communication, hoped to facilitate the exchange of other cultural relics, but failed. two thousand and three year four At the beginning of this month, the Shanghai Museum invited Wang Limei to negotiate with An Siyuan on behalf of the Shanghai Museum about purchasing Chunhua Pavilion Posts, and finally four hundred and fifty $10000.

      two thousand In, An Siyuan found that the white marble relief stone carvings of warriors in the straight tomb of King Chu of the Five Dynasties, which he bought in Hong Kong and Macao, were stolen cultural relics. He took the initiative to contact the Chinese government and donated them to the Chinese government free of charge. two thousand and fourteen year eight month three He died on the th and died in his old age eighty-five Years old.