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尺寸：高20.3cm
年代：16世纪
质地：铜鎏金 镶嵌绿松石, 珊瑚和青金石(Gilt copper, set with turquoise, coral and lapis lazuli)
风格：西藏 尼藏
来源：伦敦V&A博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
胸前饰璎珞，臂钏、手钏、腰饰、足钏等饰品庄严全身。下身着贴体短裙，全跏趺坐于莲座之上。整躯造型大方舒展，体态优美，形象庄严，做工讲究，多处镶嵌有各色宝石，精美华贵，为尼泊尔造像之精品。该造像在西藏供奉, 1904年在日喀则获取.

Historical context note
Vajradhara is the embodiment of “emptiness” or “void”, the ultimate Buddhist goal, symbolized by the Vajra held in his right hand. The bell (ghanta), held in the left hand, symbolizes wisdom (prajna), its sound penetrating the world. Vajradhara is widely revered in Nepal and Tibet. This image, of Nepalese manufacture, was aquired at Shigatse, southern Tibet by members of the Younghusband expedition to Lhasa in 1904.