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尺寸：高15.2cm
年代：11-12世纪
质地：合金铜
风格：西藏西部 克什米尔
来源：拍卖会
成交：31,325美元(2019.03)
参阅：纽约邦瀚斯
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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
WESTERN TIBET, KASHMIR STYLE, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61912
6 in. (15.2 cm) high

藏西 克什米爾風格 十一/十二世紀 文殊菩薩銅像
古比特佛像网, 编号: 文殊菩萨225

This handsome figure of Manjushri is an example of early Western Tibetan sculpture borrowing the artistic style of Kashmir. As noted by Pal, it is known that Kashmiri artists were physically present in Western Tibetan monasteries during the 11th and 12th centuries (see Pal, Bronzes of Kashmir, New York, 1975, p.241). Given its geographical proximity, the art of northwestern India had a more immediate influence on the evolution of early Western Tibetan style than Pala art.

While the three-leaf crown and the treatment of his pectoral muscles are reminiscent of Kashmiri bronzes, his face has significantly deviated from the Kashmiri chubbiness. Also, the folds of his lower garment are rendered with incised lines, rather than raised patterns. Compare this figure's torso, crown, incised dhoti, and vajra-tipped sword to a seated figure of Manjushri published in von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Hong Kong, 2001, pp.172-3, no.50D.

Provenance
Private Asian Collection, acquired in Hong Kong, 1990

立姿文殊菩萨通高15cm，制作年代在11-12世纪，为藏西克什米尔风格造像。此像头部硕大，上戴高耸三叶宝冠，面部长眼弯眉、鼻翼宽厚、唇小丰实、耳饰大环、耳际下垂数条发辫；上身赤裸，饰有联珠项链及圣带，两手臂圆润舒展，饰佩有臂钏 、手镯，肩披飘帛垂饰于身两侧。左手执于腰部，持一曲茎长莲，右手持剑高举过头，下身着长短裙，裙面阴刻有双并行衣饰纹理，赤足而立。整体浑圆古拙、朴素大方。胎体一次铸就，实心无接缝，铜质极佳，色泽发红，莹润光亮。