A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI
A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI
A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI
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THE JOHN C. AND SUSAN L. HUNTINGTON COLLECTION
西藏 十四世紀 銅憤怒金剛手立像

TIBET, 14TH CENTURY

細節
西藏 十四世紀 銅憤怒金剛手立像
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
來源
Oriental Gem Co., 倫敦,於1971年已入藏
John C. 與 Susan L. Huntington伉儷珍藏,俄亥俄州哥倫布市
出版
John C. Huntington 與 Dina Bangdel, 《The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art》,哥倫布市, 2003年, 頁203, 圖53
“喜馬拉雅藝術資源” (Himalayan Art Resources), 編號24776
展覽
洛杉磯郡立藝術博物館與哥倫布藝術博物館,The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art, 2003年10月5日至2004年5月9號,圖錄編號53

拍品專文

This fourteenth-century bronze statue depicts the wrathful and corpulent figure of Nilambara Vajrapani, “the vajra-holder of dark-blue raiment.” Unlike most other Vajrapani images made during this time, the Nilambara form does not carry a bell, nor is he shown embracing a consort. Another distinctive feature of this icon is the presence of the eight great nagas in the form of snakes. In this present work, a naga is tied to secure his crown, one is curled around his waist like a belt, and smaller ones act as bracelets on his ankles and wrists. Promoted by Shalu Monastery, the lineage of Nilambara Vajrapani is prominent within the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. The figure stands in alidhasana, thrusting diagonally to his right. His head, exaggerated in size in comparison to the proportions of his body, is adorned with a crown of skulls supported by a snake-headband. The piled locks of his hair support a blade-like protuberance, on which is displayed Akshobhya Buddha. The threatening gesture of the left hand with the raised forefinger serves as a sign of admonition. In his right hand he holds a vajra, the indestructible weapon of Indra, the Indian Vedic rain and thunder-deity. Compare the iconography of the present lot with a painting of Vajrapani illustrated by R. Linrothe and J. Watt in Demonic Devine: Himalayan Art and Beyond, New York, p.229. Also compare the present work with a thirteenth-century Vajrapani from the Fondation Alain Bordier at the Tibet Museum, Gruyères (acc. no. ABS 070).

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