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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION 十四至十五世紀 尼泊爾鎏金銅財源天母坐像
A RARE GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF 喜馬拉雅藝術資源編號13511
VASUDHARA
NEPAL, 14TH –15TH CENTURY 本尊六臂財源天母像，半迦而坐，其女性化身姿體態秀
美，右方上側手結無畏印，其餘分別持寶瓶、穀穗、經書
the bodhisattva of wealth and abundance seated in lalitasana
with six arms radiating around the body, the first right 及寶珠，為掌管財富之佛母。其又稱財寶佛母，相當於印
hand in abhayamudra, the remaining hands holding various 度教之吉祥天女。此像之塑造呈六臂密宗造型，可視為五
attributes, such as jewellery, a treasure vase, a sheaf of grain 姓財神之明妃。
and a sacred text, clad in a dhoti finely incised with geometric
patterns and adorned with embellished jewellery, the hair 可比較一財源天母像，BERTI ASCHMANN 雅蓄，錄於
knotted into a double bun and secured by a jewelled crown, the
《ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT：THE BERTI
serene face accentuated with a downcast gaze below an urna
ASCHMANN FOUNDATION OF TIBETAN ART AT THE
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13511.
MUSEUM RIETBERG ZUERIRCH》，蘇黎世，1995
with stand h. 17.2 cm, 6¾ in. 年，圖版97；再比較一十三至十四世紀作例，載於
《BUDDHA-2000 YEARS OF BUDDHIST ART. 232
HK$ 450,000-600,000
US$ 57,500-76,500 MASTERPIECES》，弗爾克林根，2016年，圖版134；此
外，可比較一十五世紀作例，售於巴黎蘇富比2013年6月
The present figure, seated in lalitasana with six arms elegantly
radiating around the feminine body, the first right hand in 12日，編號197。
abhayamudra, and the other hands respectively holding a
treasure vase, a sheaf of grain, a sacred text and various
jewelleries, depicts the Bodhisattva Vasudhara, the goddess
of wealth, fertility and abundance. Also referred to as
‘Bearer of Treasures’, she is the Buddhist counterpart of the
Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Portrayed in the iconic six-armed
tantric form, she is seen as the partner of the god of wealth,
Jambhala, who emanates from the five Tathagata.
Compare a figure of Vasudhara on a lotus base, from the
Berti Aschmann Collection, illustrated in Helmut Uhlig, On
the Path to Enlightenment. The Berti Aschmann Foundation of
Tibetan Art at the Museum Rietberg Zuerirch, Zuerich, 1995,
pl. 97; another, attributed to the 13th to 14th century, included
in the exhibition Buddha-2000 Years of Buddhist Art. 232
Masterpieces, Völklinger Hütte, Völklingen, 2016, pl. 134; and a
third example, attributed to the 15th century, sold in our Paris
rooms, 12th June 2013, lot 197.

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