AN IVORY FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA SHRISHTIKANTA


NEPAL, 17TH CENTURYHimalayan Art Resources item no.61790 13.5 cm (5 1/4 in.) high
|As his eight primary hands holds the same attributes as the Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara, it is likely this is a simplified or variation of Shrishtikanta. Unique to Nepal, this deity is commonly represented with twenty-one heads in the first row. For a full discussion, see Huntington, Circle of Bliss, Los Angeles, 2003, p.194, no.50. Also see Sotheby's, New York, 26 March 2006, lot 30. An ivory figure of Vishnu of the same period, formerly in the Alsdorf Collection was sold at Christie's, New York, 22 March 2011, lot 94. Provenance Private European Collection 象牙創世觀音像尼泊爾，十七世紀 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61790號高13.5釐米（5 1/4英吋） 250,000-350,000港元 此處菩薩的前排八臂與十一面觀音呈相同手型、並持相同法器，由此推斷其可能為"創世觀音"的一種簡化形象。"創世觀音"為尼泊爾獨有，在其常見形象中僅第一排就有二十一面。更多有關"創世觀音"的介紹，參見Huntington，《Circle of Bliss》，洛杉磯，2003年，頁194，50號，以及蘇富比，紐約，2006年3月26日，拍品30號。對比一尊Alsdorf舊藏的同時期象牙毗濕奴像，佳士得，紐約，2011年3月22日，拍品94號。 來源歐洲私人收藏