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清乾隆 銅局部鎏金嵌金宗喀巴坐像
描述
拍品資料及來源
Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) is a revered Tibetan religious philosopher, and a central figure of the Gelugpa sect that ruled Tibet until the middle of the 20th century. He is so important that according to Patricia Ann Berger, Empire of Emptiness: Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China, Hawaii, 2003, p. 60, he occupies the premier position at the apex of the top central medallion in five versions of paintings where Qianlong is portrayed as a lama.
The present lot is notable for the degree of individuality as evident in the depiction of his face and the decorative quality of his robes. His broad smile, elongated eyes and slender nose create a heightened sense of realism and such attention to detail suggests the importance of this piece. Moreover, although the veneration of brightly colored deities has a long tradition in Tibetan Buddhism, where sculptures were frequently painted or adorned with precious stones, the use of inlaid silver and gold for the embellishment of the robe is highly decorative and unusual.
This inlaid technique with similar decoration of precious objects amid clouds appears on the robes of a figure of Sino-Tibetan Buddha illustrated in Susan L. Huntington and John C. Huntington, Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: the Art of Pala India (8th-12th Centuries) and its International Legacy, Seattle, 1990, cat. no. 175.