十二至十三世紀 西藏銅錯紅銅銘文釋迦牟尼佛坐像

喜瑪拉雅藝術資源網編號13433

Arnold Lieberman，紐約，2000年代中

《Buddha: 2000 Years of Buddhist Art, 232 Masterpieces》，鋼鐵廠世界遺產區，弗爾克林根，2016年6月25日-2017年2月19日
《Buddha: 108 Encounters》，法蘭克福應用藝術博物館，法蘭克福，2015年2月26日-6月7日

Meinrad Maria Grewenig 及 Eberhard Rist 編，《Buddha: 2000 Years of Buddhist Art, 232 Masterpieces》，弗爾克林根，2016年，頁358-359，編號152
Stephan von der Schulenberg 等，《Buddha: 108 Encounters》，法蘭克福，2015年，頁274-275，編號86

Very good overall condition. With traces of polychrome and cold gold at face, hair and neck. With accretion and scattered areas of surface abrasions. Original holes at base likely used to secure baseplate (now missing). Scattered areas of loss to base lip at reverse.
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釋迦牟尼佛坐像背部中心銘文識「OM AH HUM」，蓮座背面銘文可譯為「Tsül Seng 之守護神祇」，Tsül Seng 應為藏文人名 Tsültrim Senggé 之縮寫，或為 Gyergom Tsültrim Senggé（1144-1204年），生卒年與此像風格時期相當，又稱「大噶爾」，創建修賽寺及修賽噶舉派，師從帕摩竹巴祖師。

參考 Jokhang/Tsuglakhang 收藏一尊十三世紀釋迦牟尼佛像，載於烏爾裡希．馮．施羅德，《西藏佛教雕塑》，香港，2001年，卷2，頁1173，編號313D，同錄二尊同時期之釋迦牟尼像，頁1173，編號313B-C。