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尺寸：高34cm
年代：15-16世纪
质地：铜鎏金
风格：西藏
来源：拍卖会
成交：未成交(2018.03)
参阅：纽约苏富比
鉴赏：
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA Tibet, 15th/16th Century
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13478.
古比特佛像网, 编号: 金刚总持104

Provenance
Yan Wing Arts Co., Hong Kong, 1991-1995.

Catalogue Note
The superbly cast sculpture depicts the Dhyani Buddha Vajradhara seated in vajraparyankasana; his hands crossed in front of his chest in vajrahumkaramudra holding a ghanta in the left hand and a vajra in the right, signifying the union of wisdom and compassion. His five-pronged crown represents the five qualities of Buddhahood. His long tresses are arranged in an elegant topknot surmounted by a vajra finial. He is adorned in a rich suite of accoutrements or bodhisattvabharana which are further highlighted by a vibrant inlay of turquoise and lapis lazuli.

Vajradhara is revered as the primordial or Adi Buddha. His mantra – aum ah Guru Vajradhara hum! – pays obeisance to the one who embodies the highest level of Enlightenment.

The elongated torso with cinched waist and slender hips on which the dhoti is worn low secured by a jeweled girdle is reminiscent of earlier, Pala prototypes which constituted the primary influence for sculptural styles in Nepal and Tibet. See Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, vol. II, Hong Kong, 2001, pl. 256 A and pl. 256C for fourteenth century sculptures of Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya with similar slender physiognomy.

品相报告:
Good overall condition with traces of cold gilding and polychromy to face, neck and hair. Some bending to crown and finial elements. Accretion and wear to gilding throughout. Lower part of bell in proper right hand now missing. Loss to gilding and 1 in. crack along fabric element at proper right shine. Figure and base separately cast, base now missing.