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A RARE GILT-COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHADAKSHARI In the present four-armed form, the Bodhisattva of Supreme
AVALOKITESHVARA Compassion appears as embodiment of the Buddhist mantra om mani
Tibet, circa 16th century padme hum, (Trans. ‘Hail to the jewel in the lotus’). These six syllables
The four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana on a beaded double-lotus represent the six realms of existence, with Om standing as the white
base, the main hands in anjalimudra, the others holding a lotus flower god realm, ma standing as the green demigod or Asura realm, ni as
and prayer beads, wearing an elegant dhoti incised with scrolling the yellow human realm, pad as the blue animal realms, me as the red
borders and beaded jewellery, the face with a serene expression and realm of the hungry ghosts, and finally humis as the black realm of hell.
head crowned with an elaborate foliate tiara surrounding the hair swept Within this context, Shadakshari was thought to be ushering all beings
in a topknot surmounted by the head of Amitabha, the base sealed from the Six Realms, aiding their attainment of enlightenment.
and incised with a double vajra.
21.4cm (8 3/8in) high. A related but smaller gilt-bronze figure of Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara,
Tibet, 15th century, was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 1-2 June 2015,
£25,000 - 30,000 lot 661.
CNY220,000 - 260,000

約十六世紀 銅鎏金四臂觀世音菩薩坐像

Provenance: the Jeannette Claude Jongen Collection of Buddhist Art
Bonhams London, 12 November 2015, lot 86

Published and Illustrated: A.Neven, Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de
L’Himalaya, Brussels, 1978, p.109, pl.5 (the catalogue is offered as
part of the lot).

來源：Jeannette Claude Jongen夫人珍藏佛教藝術品
倫敦邦瀚斯，2015年11月12日，拍品編號86

出版： A.Neven, Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de L’Himalaya, 布魯塞爾,
1978年, 頁109, 圖5 （此拍品將附贈圖錄一冊）

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.