A STONE STELE DEPICTING VAIROCANA
A STONE STELE DEPICTING VAIROCANA

NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

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A STONE STELE DEPICTING VAIROCANA
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
Carved in high relief with Vairocana seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, his hands in dharmachakramudra and his face with a meditative expression, flanked by two Buddhas on either side within a niche, the tri-lobed arch supported by two columns, the upper part with three seated Buddha figures
20 ¼ in. (51.4 cm.) high
來源
Private collection, Brussels, acquired by 1980
出版
A. Neven, Sculptures des Indes, 1978, p.22, cat. no.173.
展覽
Sculptures des Indes, Société Générale de Banque, Bruxelles, 8 December 1978 - 31 January 1979
拍場告示
Please note the correct estimate for this lot is $25,000 - $35,000.

榮譽呈獻

Leiko Coyle
Leiko Coyle

拍品專文

Vairocana, also known as the primordial Buddha, is a celestial deity central to many Buddhist sutras and the development of Vajrayana Tantric Buddhism. This stele was likely one of five panels, each depicting one of the five Dhyani Buddhas, who represent the five mental and physical aggregates that make up the whole of cosmic and individual existence.

This depiction of Vairocana shows the Pala emphasis on figures with broad shoulders and chests, articulated waists, and almost square faces, with long, thin features. Compare with two similar works sold in these rooms (16 September 2008, lot 374 and 13 September 2011, lot 265).

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