尺寸：80.6 x 39.4 x 22.9 cm
年代：12世纪
质地：片岩石雕
风格：印度帕拉
来源：美国费城艺术博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
三角形开脸, 胸部略凸出, 制作于印度东部的奥里萨邦(Orissa)

Khasarpana Avalokiteshvara

This master carving from Odisha (formerly Orissa) in the far eastern part of India depicts the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the embodiment of infinite compassion, in his form as Khasarpana. In keeping with Buddhist texts, he sits with one leg folded, the other hanging down and supported by a lotus footstool. In his unending mercy, Avalokiteshvara drips nectar from his right hand, lowered in the boon-giving gesture, into the beak-like mouth of the tiny demon Suchimukha (literally “needle-mouth”). The other hand, now broken, formerly clasped the stem of a lotus. The triangular face, sinuous body, and crisp carving are typical of images from Odisha.

Possibly made in: Chauduar, India

来源:
Purchased with the Joseph E. Temple Fund, 1941