尺寸：H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm); D. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
年代：12世纪
质地：黄铜彩绘
风格：西藏中部
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
In this sublime and exceedingly rare early medieval depiction of the historical Buddha he is seen seated in a yogic meditation posture, with his right hand lowered and gesturing to the Earth Goddess at the moment prior to his enlightenment, when he steadfastly resistance all the temptations of desire. He displays a number of the auspicious marks of Buddhahood (lakshanas): the extended earlobes, which serve to remind the viewer of the Buddha’s former princely status; the three rings on the neck; the forehead mark (urna, a curl of hair according to texts); and the highly pronounced skull protuberance (ushnisha,肉髻或顶髻). The presence of a flame-like projection surmounting the ushnisha is a rare and significant feature, for although it has a textual foundation, it is rarely represented in Tibetan or indeed Indian Buddhist art. The figure has a refined and smooth surface, with traces of gilding on the face and neck. Skillfully articulated fingers and toes add a poignantly human dimension to this otherwise rather abstracted and ethereal Buddha image. The subtle hint of a smile and the downcast expression masterfully capture the inner calm of Buddhahood and awakened bliss.

来源:
Private collection , Paris (by early 1970s; sold to Zimmerman); [ The Zimmerman Family Collection , New York, early 1970s–2012, sold to MMA]

展览:
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Masterpieces of Tibetan and Nepalese Art: Recent Acquisitions,” September 17, 2013–February 2, 2014.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Making The Met, 1870–2020,” August 29, 2020–January 3, 2021.

著录:
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Rhie, Marylin M. “The Buddhist Art of Tibet in the Land of the Snows.” Arts of Asia 15, no. 1 (1985). pp. 82–95, fig. 10.

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Fisher, Robert E. Art of Tibet. London: Thames & Hudson, 1997, p. 34, fig. 19.

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Behrendt, Kurt. “Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 71, no. 1 (Winter 2014). p. 9, fig. 5.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 2012–2014.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 71, no. 2 (Fall 201). p. 18.

Guy, John. “The Essential Form: Collecting South and Southeast Asian Sculpture at the Met.” Orientations 46, no. 2 (March 2015) pp. 136–47, fig. 7.

Hearn, Maxwell K. “Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 73, no. 1 (summer 2015) p. 2.

Behrendt, Kurt. How to Read Buddhist Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019, pp. 70–71, figs. 47, 48.