A ZITAN FIGURE OF SHADBHUJA MAHAKALA


TIBET, 18TH CENTURYHimalayan Art Resources item no.61773 14.8 cm (5 3/4 in.) high
|Carved from reddish-brown zitan, Shadbhuja Mahakala's powerful presence is rendered in the wood's luxurious material. He emanates from Avalokiteshvara as a protector with a massive body, crushing ignorance in the form of Ganapati. Shadbhuja Mahakala's monster-like face - eyebrows burning and mouth wide-open - expresses his implacable ferocity. The artist further strives to convey Shadbhuja Mahakala's amazing form with red and gold pigments. Both the modeling of the figure and the shape of the flame aureole are similar to a gilt bronze Hayagriva in the Qing Palace Collection, see Zangchuan Fojiao Zaoxiang, Hong Kong, 2008, p.198, no.189. Their fleshy torso, exaggerated expression, and facial hair are almost identical. Also compare the simple form of the lotus petals to a zitan figure of Bhaishajyaguru published in Hofer (ed.), Bodies in Balance, New York, 2014, p.134, fig.7.6. Provenance Private Collection of Taoufik Bendahou, Paris, 2014 Private European Collection 紫檀六臂大黑天像 西藏，十八世紀 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61773號 高14.8釐米（5 3/4英吋） 200,000-300,000港元 六臂大黑天氣勢磅礡，造型以華麗的紅褐色紫檀木雕成。六臂大黑天為觀世音菩薩的忿怒相化現，以守護佛法為己任，此處更以其龐大的身軀降伏了代表無知的象頭神。他眉毛怒展，嘴巴猛張，如怪獸般的面龐表現出他難以平息的兇猛。木雕上的金紅色彩繪進一步突顯出大黑天的驚人氣勢。 大黑天的造型與火輪背光的的處理均與清宮收藏的馬頭明王鎏金銅像相似，見《藏傳佛教造像》，香港，2008年，頁198，編號189。其健碩的軀幹、誇張的表情和臉部的毛髮，幾乎完全相同。另外，蓮花座的簡單形式亦可與一尊紫檀藥師佛像比較，參看Theresia Hofer（編），《Bodies in Balance》，紐約，2014年，頁134，圖7.6。 來源 Taoufik Bendahou先生私人收藏，巴黎，2014年 歐洲私人收藏