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3303 Continued fig. 1 A gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni, Khasa Malla, West Nepal or
West Tibet, late 13th-14th century. Asian private collection
The present figure is a testament to the consummate skill of the (圖一)迦舍末羅王朝 鎏金銅釋迦牟尼坐像 亞洲私人藏品
Newari artists. It is heavily cast with a well-proportioned body and
covered with a layer of thick gilding. The benevolent expression 釋尊和蓮座分體鑄造,結合緊密。蓮座寬大呈梯形,為雙層
and the soft contours of the limbs soften the overall appearance, 束腰仰覆蓮座。雙重蓮瓣大小相疊,下層蓮瓣寬肥飽滿,瓣
demonstrating a balance between muscularity and gracefulness. 尖微翹,上層蓮瓣狹長秀美,瓣尖捲曲成雲頭紋。蓮瓣上下
對稱環繞蓮台,後部光素,未施蓮花瓣。蓮台上沿裝飾雙層
The current figure exhibits features associated with the period of the 連珠紋,下沿連珠緊貼底部,形成“落地珠”,珠形古樸,
Khasa Malla Kingdom, such as the athletic physique, beak-like nose, 別有意趣。蓮花座又稱須彌座,在印度古代傳說中,須彌山
the downcast eyes widening at the sides, and upturned tips of the 是世界的中心。用須彌山做底,以顯示佛的神聖偉大。封底
elongated earlobes. Compare to three figures from the Khasa Malla 嚴實,保有神秘的宗教靈性和加持法力。
period that are very similar in style to the current lot, one is in the
Ruben Museum of Art, accession no. C2006.24.1, HAR65687, the 遍查海內外博物館和私人藏品,類似體量和保存狀態的造像
second in the Patan Museum, Nepal, see Himalayan Art Resource, 並不多見。此像的時代和風格與尼泊爾13至14世紀迦舍末羅
item no. 59501, both without their stands; and the third with a single- 風格 (Khasa Malla)的造像似乎有著某種內在聯繫,相關資料
lotus stand and a mandorla, in an Asian private collection (fig. 1). One 可參閱:魯賓博物館和帕坦博物館收藏的釋迦牟尼像,可惜
distinguishing difference between the Khasa Malla examples and the 的是兩尊造像蓮座均已遺失;另有,國內重要私人珍藏的帶
current figure is the reprentation of knuckles on each of their right 背光的迦舍末羅的釋迦牟尼像可以比較(圖一)。
hands, which is not the case on the present figure.
整尊釋迦牟尼佛造像工藝精湛,造型大氣,高貴純正,通過
此尊為經典的釋迦牟尼佛成道像。採用紅銅鑄造,鎏金飽 對肌肉的刻畫和袈裟紋飾的寫實化裝飾,盡顯佛陀渾厚華貴
滿,色澤沉靜,充分展現了紐瓦爾藝人無與倫比的冶銅和造 之大美。本尊造像有著重要的藝術價值和極高的宗教價值,
像天賦。佛陀身體比例完美,雙肩寬厚,腰部收束,肌肉飽 是一尊難得的供奉上品。
滿富有張力,周身洋溢著無限的青春與活力。若有緣請動此
像,便可感受到其胎體的厚重、敦實非一般佛像可比。
佛陀肉髻高聳,寶珠頂嚴,頭飾螺髮,排列整齊,有紺藍塗
飾。相容和煦,天庭飽滿光潔,眉如初月,雙目沉靜似水,
雙唇飽滿,嘴角微揚,流露出無限智慧和寬廣的慈悲。眉
間飾白毫相,能伸能縮、能遠能近,猶如琉璃筒一樣,光明
遍照整個宇宙虛空。頭部兩側簪花,鑲嵌松石,做工精巧別
致。雙腳結全跏趺坐,左手置於腹前,結“禪定印”;右手
下垂,結“觸地印”,表現的是釋迦牟尼佛在菩提樹下戰勝
魔軍,大徹大悟、圓滿成佛的重要時刻。著袒右肩式袈裟,
薄如蟬翼,衣角反搭於胸前,為早期的薩爾納特式樣。腹部
透過袈裟清晰勾勒出小腹曲線;胸部、左臂、腳踝處僅以兩
道連珠紋表現衣緣,中間鏨刻精美的紋飾;左手袖口採用留
空的方式增加袈裟的靈動感。袈裟下擺平鋪於台座之上,雙
腿間形成扇形衣褶,紋飾華麗精美,轉折起伏自然流暢。佛
陀左腋後部袈裟的填補工藝方式,以及手腳紋理的細膩表
現,具有尼泊爾造像的特點。
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