- 3117
十二至十三世紀 西藏銅錯銀金剛薩埵坐像
描述
- bronze
展覽
《The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet: Buddhist Art in the Nyingjei Lam Collection》,阿什莫林博物館,牛津,1999年10-12月
《Arte Buddhista Tibetana: Dei e Demoni dell’ Himalaya》,Palazzo Bricherasio,都靈,2004年6-9月
魯賓藝術博物館,紐約,2005-2017年借展
《Casting the Divine: Sculptures of the Nyingjei Lam Collection》,魯賓藝術博物館,紐約,2012-2013年
Condition
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拍品資料及來源
The extant crown sash and delicate rosettes above the ears bear traces of polychromy and cold gold remnants fleck the neck and ears, as this elegant figure would have been painted and given a layer of gilding to the face sometime after its creation. The dhoti and upper shawl are incised with a scrolling geometric motif which mirrors the scrolling design of the tall headdress. Evidence of a lug at the reverse of the bronze, between the addorsed elephants, suggests that this delightful figure may have originally had a larger repoussé mandorla.
The large and commanding crown of Vajrasattva, the height of which is larger than the head, and which wraps around the head completely obscuring the jatamukata within, has precedents in late Licchavi bronze sculpture, see a bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara in Ulrich von Schroder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, pp. 312-313, cat. no. 78E.