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尺寸：高21.3cm
年代：14世纪
质地：铜鎏金
风格：西藏
来源：拍卖会
成交：15,000美元(2017.03)
参阅：纽约邦瀚斯
鉴赏：
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA
TIBET, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.2387
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西藏 約十四世紀 銅鎏金金剛總持像

Vajradhara represents the highest state of enlightenment, its abstract perfection, and the sum of all Buddhist teachings. Sculptures of the deity therefore serve as secondary representations, reminding practitioners of the deity's otherwise formless essence, which is beyond human comprehension.

Here the simple treatment of the crown and flat padma flowers tight to the shoulders are typical of the period, see von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Sculpture, Hong Kong, 1981, p.430, no.113C. Also compare with another example of the period sold at Bonhams, London, 12 November 2015, lot 79.

Provenance
Josef Neumann Collection, Sydney
Lawsons, Sydney, 28 April 1999, lot 314
Phillip Adams Collection, Australia