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西藏 十六/十七世紀 銅鎏金四臂觀音像
Shadakshari Lokeshvara is a four-armed form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara personifying the well-known Buddhist mantra 'om mani padme hum' ('homage to the Jewel-Lotus One'), especially important in Tibet. The figure is exquisitely modeled, with an otherworldly facial expression and abundant ornaments. Great attention has been devoted to details such as Shadakshari's plump and naturalistic fingers, the left side of his hair descending in long tresses, and the finely delineated antelope skin draping over his left shoulder, with its tail and two hoofs revealed at the back.
The work compares closely to another gilt bronze figure of Shadakshari published in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, pp.448-9, no.122. The two share almost identical lotus petals, and a very similar treatment of armbands, bracelets, and pleated mantles. Also see a non-gilded example with comparable crown and shawl (ibid., pp.478-9, no.133D).