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尺寸：114.6 x 44.5 cm
年代：14世纪刺绣 17世纪绘画
质地：刺绣唐卡(painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300)
风格：西藏
来源：克利夫兰艺术博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
带金翅鸟的金刚手菩萨唐卡,其中刺绣部分是14世纪元代的作品,绘画则出自17世纪西藏大师工艺,忿怒相的金刚手菩萨呈现出很罕见的跪姿.
Artemis注–2020/07/22

Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda

painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300

Description
Kneeling and holding his left hand in a gesture of reverential greeting, this Buddhist protector holds a stylized thunderbolt called a vajra, for which he is named. His black body is set off by the gold cloud and flames that stand out from the indigo sky through which birds of prey fly with serpents. His hair stands on end, and his eyes—including his third eye of wisdom—bulge with ferocity. These attributes, plus the powerful bulk of his body, convey his ability to eradicate obstacles to enlightenment. Though unsigned, the painting appears to have been made by a high-ranking Tibetan patriarch. Rare examples of textiles from the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), the upper and lower borders feature the Indian man-eagle Garuda, who in Tibetan Buddhism is associated with Vajrapani. Garuda hovers over the three Islands of the Immortals that rise from the stylized waters of the Eastern Sea, a motif associated with the Chinese religion of Daoism. Cross-cultural visual references to Indian, Tibetan, and Chinese images come together in this remarkable devotional ensemble.