佛像网

尺寸：高9.0cm
年代：15世纪
质地：黄铜合金
风格：西藏
来源：拍卖会
成交：125,000港元(2018.10)
参阅：香港邦瀚斯
鉴赏：
拍卖会上标注的是13世纪西藏.

A BRASS ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA
TIBET, 13TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61643
9 cm (3 1/2 in.) high

西藏 十三世紀 金剛薩埵銅坐像
佛像网, 编号: 金刚萨埵:49096

His name meaning “Vajra Being”, Vajrasattva is the Adi Buddha ascribed agency. He is frequently invoked for purification rituals and as a bodhisattva. The Nyingma also treat him as a yidam. In certain instances Vajrasattva is considered a sixth Presiding Buddha, representing their ethereal unity.

This delightful bronze depicts Vajrasattva in classic seated fashion holding the vajra before his chest and the ghanta at his waist. Stylistically, the bronze represents the initial adoption of the Pala style by early Tibetan casters. The tall chignon, fan-shaped crown ribbons, and beaded base mimic the Pala style, while the sweet face is distinctly Tibetan. Compare with a brass figure of Manjushri sold at Bonhams, New York, 20 March 2018, lot 3210.

Provenance
Cees van der Plog, 1995