California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 October 05, 2019  October 05, 2019

 Lot # 8080 
A VERY RARE GILT BRONZE INLAID VAJRAPANI    十五/十六世紀 丹薩替寺風格 銅鎏金金剛手菩薩


  • Dimension: Height: 13 1/2 in (34.3 cm) Length: 11 in (27.9 cm) Width: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm)
  • Estimate From: $18000
  • Estimate To: $38000

Tibetan. Densatil style. Standing in alidhasana over a lotus base and holding a vajra in his raised right hand, dressed in a tiger skin tied at the waist and adorned with a earrings and various beaded jewelry inlaid with various gems, the ferocious face with bared fangs, bulging eyes, and flaming brows surmounted by an elaborate tiara centered by a kirtimukha, the hair in flames, base sealed. 15/16th century.


Provenance: Important Private collection, New York
此尊為典型的西藏丹薩替寺風格造像。全身鎏金,雙腳呈弓子字步站立,右手持金剛杵高舉過頭,左手屈於前胸,結期克印,代表降服與毀滅;臉盆方圓寬大,四肢粗壯,杏仁眼圓睜,皺鼻憤怒,咧嘴露牙,額頭寬而低,中間有一目,威嚴兇猛;頭帶寶冠,紅色怒發上衝,凸顯忿怒像,耳掛大鐺垂於肩膀;上半身袒露,下身著短裙;周身披瓔珞,項鏈、手鐲、臂釧、足釧,瓔珞鑲嵌各色寶石,寶石尚存,將佛像原來風貌一一展現出,極為難得。銅像四臂粗壯,細節精緻細膩,鎏金厚實,具有極佳的藝術和歷史價值。 金剛手,又名“秘密主”,屬金剛部,因手持金剛杵得名,為大勢至菩薩的忿怒化現,司大能力,亦稱“大力尊”。金剛手菩薩,具有除惡降魔的廣大神力。在西藏地區,也是相當重要的雨神。與觀音菩薩、文殊菩薩合稱“三族姓尊”(雪域三怙主)、“事部三怙主”,分別代表“伏惡、慈悲、智慧”三種特質,也為“八大菩薩”(文殊、普賢、虛空藏、地藏王、觀世音、金剛手、彌勒、除蓋障)之一。是大勢至菩薩的忿怒化現,司大能力,亦稱“大力尊”。金剛手菩薩為統攝財寶天王(四大天王之北方毗沙門天王,即多聞天王)與財神護法等夜叉部之主尊,亦為像頭王、龍王和阿修羅之部尊。 來源:紐約重要藏家舊藏