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卡薩瑪拉 約十四世紀 銅鎏金四臂觀音像
Shadakshari personifies the ubiquitous Tibetan Buddhist mantra 'om mani padme hum', thought to contain the essence of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Occasionally a sculpture might include a small boon nestled between his primary hands, which are raised in the gesture of entreaty. However, here the sculptor appears to have portrayed the boon as an ear of grain, redolent of that held by sculptures of Vasudhara in Nepal. This interest in foliate imagery is reinforced by the equally unusual presence of a lotus flowering in his lap.
Compare with a strikingly similar representation of Guhyasamaja in Lauf, Eine Ikonograhie des Tibetischen Buddhismus, Graz, 1979, p.39, no.8. Both sculptures, with exaggerated long thin eyes and brows, are rendered in high relief with tall crown elements. Also see Sotheby's, New York, 24 September 1997, lot 53 for a Western Tibet Vajrasattva with comparable features.
Provenance
Private Stockholm Collection, 1970s