清康熙 御製銅鎏金無量壽佛坐像 《七十四》款

seated in dhyanasana on a high double-lotus pedestal base, with hands folded in dhyanamudra, wearing a shawl and dhoti, the borders incised at the hems with lotus, its loose folds falling over his crossed-legs in undulous folds, with a billowing celestial scarf around his shoulders and arms, richly adorned with elaborate jewellery inlaid with turquoise, lapis lazuli and coral, the face with benevolent expression surmounted by an elaborate five-point diadem surrounding a high chignon, engraved to the underside hem with the characters reading qishisi (seventy-four)

現收藏家的父親1960年代得自中國

The figure is in very good condition with the exception of the top of ushnisha which is missing. There is minor loss to the coral and turquoise inlay (one piece missing from the ankle bracelet, seven from the crown, four from the earrings, two from the arm bracelet), the long life vase is missing and there is light rubbing to the gilded decoration including to the base of the feet, the waist, the top of the hands and to the face. The base is open.
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此尊無量壽佛法相莊嚴，尺寸碩大，重量驚人，分數段範鑄而成，通體鎏金。佛像面、腹、手、足鎏金下見底層朱漆，鑲顏色寶石，造型鮮明，乃西藏佛像代表典範。藏人虔奉無量壽佛，深信倘若世代心懷慈悲，誠心向佛，可享綿長福壽，並借無量壽佛之助，參禪悟道，兼且惠及他人。

康熙帝之祖母孝莊太皇太后篤信佛教，玄燁御令鑄製此像，或為敬奉祖母之禮。根據記載，此類造像鑄於1686年，宮廷御作坊奉康熙皇帝欽命鑄作，其中一例，圖錄於《清宮藏傳佛教文物》，香港，1992年，圖版1-2。另一例見Ulrich von Schroeder，《Indo-Tibetan Bronzes》，香港，1981年，頁152，圖版152A 及152B，作者引述，此例來自成組造像，整組或有108 尊之多。

數尊近例，曾售於拍賣場；包括兩尊先後售於香港蘇富比，分別為2011年10月5日，編號1983及2007年10月9日，編號 1547；倫敦蘇富比亦曾售三例，分別為2010年11月10日，編號 233，2011年11月9日，編號 187，以及2012年5月16日，編號 218；再比一例，售於巴黎蘇富比2010年6月9日，編號 161。

乾隆一朝，御作坊繼續鑄製銅鎏金無量壽佛像，一例曾售於紐約蘇富比2005年9月22日，編號 50。