佛像网

尺寸：H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
年代：7世纪
质地：黄铜(Brass with silver and copper inlay)
风格：斯瓦特
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
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鉴赏：
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

This is one of the greatest early medieval metal icons associated with Buddhist art of the Swat Valley. The work is closely connected to related major schools of religious image making in Gilgit (northern Pakistan) and Kashmir, and its physiognomy and drapery embodies elements of the late Gandharan style. The four-armed form of Avalokiteshvara marks the beginning of a long tradition of figures known as the “Bodhisattva of the six-syllables,” associated with the famous prayer “Om Manipade Hum.” This iconographic form is a visualization of that prayer.

来源:
Christie's, London , 27th March 1972, lot 184; Leonidas Goulandris until 2012; [sold to Carlton Rochell, Ltd., 2012, New York]

文献:
Schroeder, Ulrich von. Indo-Tibetan Bronzes. Hong Kong: Vishual Dharma Publications, 1981, fig. 7D.
Guy, John. “Saviours and Protectors in Esoteric Buddhism: The Irving Gifts.” Arts of Asia 45, no. 6 (November–December 2015). pp. 116–27, fig. 10.