A BRASS ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI


WESTERN TIBET, CIRCA 12TH CENTURYStanding on an associated, likely contemporaneous, copper alloy pedestal.Himalayan Art Resources item no. 61826 14.5 cm (5 3/4 in.) high
|This uplifting figure of the Bodhisattva Vajrapani belongs to an early group of Western Tibetan bronzes sharing a charming naiveté. Other examples are published in Heller, Early Himalayan Art, New Delhi, 2008, pp.118-9&126-7, nos.38&41. With simplified borrowings from the neighboring Indian Kashmir style, their casters express enthusiasm and sincerity for each subject. While found in this early period, peaceful figures of Vajrapani are greatly outnumbered by bronzes of his wrathful form. Provenance The Collection of Heidi & Ulrich von Schroeder, Weesen, 2002-2010 Private European Collection 金剛手菩薩銅像 藏西，約十二世紀 底座非原配，可能於同期鑄造。 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61826號高14.5釐米（5 3/4英吋） 100,000-150,000港元 此尊意氣風發的金剛手菩薩屬於藏西早期的一類造像，帶有無邪的迷人特質。相關例子曾出版於Heller，《Early Himalayan Art》，新德里，2008年，頁 118-9與頁126-7，38與41號。作品以簡化的形式借借鑒鄰邦印度克什米爾的風格，鑄工可見真摯與熱誠。雖然同時期亦有金剛手的寂靜相造像，祂的忿怒相化身則較常被採用。 來源 海蒂與烏爾裏希·馮·施羅德夫婦珍藏，韋森，2002-2010年 歐洲私人收藏