尺寸：高123 cm
年代：9-10世纪
质地：玄武岩石雕(basalt)
风格：印度 帕拉
来源：伦敦大英博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
Figure of Padmapāṇi (Avalokiteśvara). Made of stone (basalt). The figure holds a large lotus, his distingishing emblem, and displays varadamudrā, the gesture of granting boons. He has long locks and wears a tall crown, in the centre of which is a seated figure of the Buddha. This is a common feature in the iconography of Avalokiteśvara. The Buddhist creed is inscribed in the oval halo which surrounds the the head of the Bodhisattva. There are two small female consorts flanking the Bodhisattva: one holds a lotus and is the female counterpart of Padmapāṇi; the other may be identified as Brāhmī from her rosary, akṣamālā, and water-pot, kamaṇḍalu. On the pedestal is a dedicatory inscription invoking the Buddha.

莲花手观音立像。石质（玄武岩）。像持大莲华，此为其标识；施予愿印，示满众生之愿。长发垂肩，戴高冠，冠中有佛坐像——此乃观世音菩萨造像之常见特征。菩萨头光呈椭圆形，其上镌刻佛教信条。菩萨两侧各有一女性胁侍：其一持莲，为持莲者之女性对应身；另一手持念珠与净瓶，可辨识为梵天女。台座上刻有供养铭文，祈请佛陀。

铭文:
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription position: Inside halo above figure's head
Inscription script: Devanagari

著录:
Koezuka (1994) / Masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu Art from the British Museum (Cat. no. 36)
Blurton 1997 / The Enduring Image: Treasures from the British Museum (259)
Nadou et al 1978 / Au Service d'une Biologie de l'Art (Pl 37, Vol II Illustrations)

展览:
1997 13 Oct-1998 5 Jan, India, New Delhi, National Museum, The Enduring Image
1998 9 Feb-3 May, India, Mumbai, Sir Caswasjee Jahangir Hall, The Enduring Image

来源:
Purchased by John Bridge at the Stuart sale at Christie's in June, 1830. The collection was given to the British Museum in 1872 by Mrs John Bridge and his nieces, Miss Fanny Bridge and Mrs Edgar Baker, on the death that year of George Bridge, brother of John Bridge.

该像由 John Bridge 于1830年6月在佳士得的 Stuart 拍卖会上购得。此藏品由 John Bridge 夫人及其侄女 Fanny Bridge 小姐、Edgar Baker 夫人于1872年（John Bridge 的兄弟 George Bridge 于同年去世）捐赠给大英博物馆。