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尺寸：高58.3cm
年代：16-17世纪
质地：合金铜
风格：西藏
来源：拍卖会
成交：52,500美元(2013.09)
参阅：纽约邦瀚斯
鉴赏：
A inlaid copper alloy figure of Vajradhara
Tibet, 16th/17th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his arms in vajrahumkara mudra (highest energy) holding the vajra and ghanta, clad in a dhoti and a shawl draped over his shoulders with jointed hems extending from his elbows, adorned with a belt and necklaces of bead and pendant swags, anklets, bracelets, and circular lotus earrings, his steadfast expression with lips and eyes of inlaid copper and silver and an urna of inset turquoise, his hair pulled into a high chignon secured with a five-leaf tiara and surmounted by a half vajra; a lengthy inscription runs along the base:

chos sku rdo rje 'chang gi sku |
mthong ba don ldan 'di nying ni |
skyabs mgon byams pa'i mtshan can gyi ||
nad sten dgos 'dod kun 'byung du ||
lhag bsams rnam dag sgo nas ni ||
bsgrub sde chen mo'i bzhengs pa yis ||
dge bas mkha snyams sems can rnams ||
sgrib sbyangs tshogs rdzogs sangs rgyas shog ||
dge'o bkra shi ||

“May this body (statue) of the Dharmakaya Vajradhara, meaningful to behold, erected as the great center [of] accomplishments, in fulfillment of all the wishes and desires of the lord protector (His Eminence) whose name is endowed with Maitreya's appellation, and the virtue of [this act] purify all obscurations and perfect all accumulations [of merit] so the living beings equal [in number] to the [limitless] sky become Buddhas. Virtue and Happiness!”

23 in. (58.3 cm) high

A Vajradhara of similar size, age and proportions was sold at Christie's, Paris, 14 December 2011, lot 1052, and appears on the front cover of Xu Tianfu (ed.), Faces of Dharma, Taipei, 2012. Also compare the splayed sash with that on another bronze sold in the aforementioned sale, lot 186.

Bonhams is grateful to Dr Elena Pakhoutova for her assistance in translation of the inscription.