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尺寸：高 62.9 cm
年代：唐代 7世纪
质地：木雕
风格：中原
来源：克利夫兰艺术博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
年代需要进一步确认

Eleven-Headed Guanyin
十一面觀音菩薩
late 600s
China, Tang dynasty (618–907)

Guanyin, the bodhisattva of infinite compassion, can be identified by his attributes, carrying a tiny Amida Buddha in his crown, and holding a bottle with the nectar of life in his left hand. The eleven-headed Guanyin, in particular, has his eyes and ears open in all directions to hear, see, and help all those who are in distress. The garment and jewelry of this graceful figure remind us that the historic Buddha Shakyamuni was originally an Indian prince before he reached enlightenment. Upon his death, he entered nirvana, an eternal state free of desire and suffering, outside the realm of birth, death, and rebirth.

The dating and attribution of the figure as being from China needs further study.

传承:
?-1970
(Mayuyama and Company, Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
1970-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

著录:
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1970.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 58, no. 2, 1971, pp. 22–71. Reproduced: p. 49 and 70, no. 152 www.jstor.org

Jenkins, Donald, and Robin Scribnick. Masterworks in Wood: China and Japan: [Exhibition] Portland Art Museum, November 4 Through December 5, 1976, Asia House Gallery, January 13 Through March 20, 1977. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1976. Reproduced: p. 39, cat. no. 9

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 334 archive.org

Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan 國立故宮博物院. Hai wai yi zhen. fo xiang [海外遺珎. 佛像 = Chinese art in overseas collections. Buddhist sculpture]. Taibei Shi: Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan, 1990. Reproduced: p. 131

Sun, Di, editor. Zhongguo liu shi hai wai Fo jiao zao xiang zong he tu mu [中国流失海外佛教造像总合图目 = Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Buddhist Statues in Overseas Collections]. Beijing: Wai wen chu ban she, 2005. Reproduced: vol. 6, p. 1213

展览:
Taming Tigers and Releasing Dragons: Masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 8-August 11, 2019).

Korea: Bridge of Culture. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 11-August 10, 1980).

Masterworks of Wood: China and Japan. Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (organizer) (November 4-December 5, 1976); Asia House Galleries, New York City, NY (January 13-March 27, 1977).

Year in Review: 1970. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).

一尊殊为难得的唐代十一面观音木雕像

这是一尊极为精美传神的七世纪唐代木雕十一面观音菩萨立像。观音菩萨神态深沉安详、容姿华贵庄严、饰品繁复精美、衣纹简洁流畅，整尊造像高贵典雅，慈悲庄严、大气舒展，精准再现了有关记载十一面观音造像法的经典原貌。

此为传入日本的中国制檀木像先例之一，与多武峰十一面观音为同时期作品。像为白檀木雕制，身长约1尺3寸，以璎珞装饰的庄严容姿，头上佛面数量呈1-9-1序列排布。

此尊头部略大于身体比例，弓形长眉，闭目冥想状的面貌，可以看出其与印度古普塔样式的内省、沉静的表现手法之间具有共通性，7世纪玄奘、王玄策等人前往天竺并带回了印度佛像，可以认为这与当时中国盛行印度风格佛像的造像风潮有关。

观音像身体上细致刻有胸饰、臂钏、璎珞，下腹略为突起，其上裹有僧祗支（即僧人所穿衣服），同时表现出天衣、衣裙下摆的张力，独具匠心的采用了左右对称的抽象表现形式，都展示出此像为写实风格的法隆寺九面观音像的先行样式。

从以上各点来看，可以推测其制作年代大致为7世纪中叶。头上面之中为阿弥陀佛化身像，髻顶上为意面、第二层左右侧个4面、脑后一面。左臂前申，手中持军持，右手持物已佚，璎珞、天衣皆随本体雕刻、台座和背光、头光已佚。