佛像网

尺寸：高9.5cm
年代：14-15世纪
质地：铜鎏金
风格：西藏
来源：拍卖会
成交：未成交(2018.10)
参阅：香港邦瀚斯
鉴赏：
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA
TIBET, 14TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61642
9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.) high

西藏 十四世纪 銅鎏金金剛薩埵像
佛像网, 编号: 金刚萨埵:49095

As well as representing the Adi Buddha, Vajrasattva is a buddha of purification. His mantra is repeated a hundred thousand times as a standard purification rite before almost any tantric initiation. This charming gilded figure depicts him with a pendant right leg, possibly having been part of a Vajradhatu mandala set, in which Vajrasattva is considered a bodhisattva. Framed by the flowing sashes, the slight sway in his torso evokes a sense of immediacy. Vajrasattva brings an actionable quality to the Adi Buddha's formless purity.

Provenance
Collection of Ernest Ohly, 1970s