佛像网

尺寸：高53 cm
年代：18世纪
质地：铜鎏金
风格：西藏
来源：宾夕法尼亚大学博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
Brass standing figure of a thousand-armed Avalokitesvara with eleven heads on a large, round double lotus base. Avalokitesvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, is also the patron saint of Tibet. The Dalai Lama is believed to be not only a reincarnation of his predecessor, but Avalokitesvara as well. The hands of this figure are held in the namaskara mudra which symbolizes prayer. To give them life and power, prayers and charms are placed and sealed within Tibetan sculpture before their consecration. The arms form a sort of halo and are removable.

来源:
Purchased from George Lagai, Kny-Sheerer & Company, 1913

著录:
Quick, Jennifer. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 1st ed. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2004. See: Pg. 79, No. 69

Getz, John. The University Museum Exhibition of Oriental Art. Philadelphia: The University Museum, 1916. See: Pg. 225, No. 139