佛像网

尺寸：H. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
年代：16世纪
质地：檀香木雕彩绘 Sandalwood, traces of polychrome and gold
风格：尼泊尔
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
Standing Avalokiteshvara

Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of this cosmic age, is shown with one hand lowered in the boon-giving gesture (varada mudra), while the other holds a lotus. This rare image is carved of sandalwood—an inherently pure, uncorrupted, and auspicious material. Early texts tell us that the mythical first image of the Buddha was carved of sandalwood at the time he traveled to Tushita heaven to teach his mother the path to enlightenment. Hence, this figure would have been understood as related to that original image-making tradition.

来源:
[ Alice Boney , New York, until 1947, sold to MMA]

展览:
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Sacred Traditions of the Himalayas,” December 20, 2014–June 14, 2015.

著录:
Kramrisch, Stella. The Art of Nepal. Exh. cat. New York: The Asia House Society, 1964, p. 89, cat. no. 62.
Fong Chow. “Arts from the Rooftop of Asia- Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, n.s., 29, no. 9, May 1971. p. 392.
Fong Chow, ed. Arts from the Rooftop of Asia: Tibet, Nepal and Kashmir. Exh. cat. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1971, cat. no. 10.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Sacred Traditions of the Himalayas,” December 20, 2014–June 14, 2015.