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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF AMITAYUS 銅鎏金無量壽佛像
ATTRIBUTED TO SONAM GYALTSEN (A.15TH CENTURY), 傳為索南堅贊（活躍於十五世紀）之作
CENTRAL TIBET, CIRCA 1430-1440 藏中，約1430至1440年
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61762 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61762號
21 cm (8 1/4 in.) high 高21釐米（8 1/4英吋）

HK$2,000,000 - 3,000,000 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 港元

One of the most pleasing Tibetan sculptures of the Long-Life 此尊為西藏無量壽佛造像中的上乘之作，且將藝師索南堅贊的高超技
Buddha, this pristine example of Sonam Gyaltsen’s craftmanship 藝發揮得淋漓盡致。無量壽佛手中的寶瓶上刻有白度母，罕見地結合
intricately portrays White Tara arising from the vase in Amitayus’ lap, 呈現此二尊長生神祗。
in a rare instance of coupling the two deities of longevity.
索南堅贊為活躍於公元十五世紀之造像藝師，其作品向被譽為西藏鎏
A master artist active in the 15th century, Sonam Gylatsen’s work 金造像之極品，多被收錄於博物館館藏。然而索南堅贊的身份直到近
has long been lauded as the pinnacle of Tibetan gilded sculpture 日才被確認。2018年3月，其姓名及生平由學者傑夫瓦特於一尊重要
and treasured in museums. Though his identity until recently has 的銅鎏金十一面千手觀音像上發掘（瓦特，紐約邦瀚斯，2018年3月
been unknown, in March 2018, Watt discovered his name and 19日，拍品3033）。
historic information about Sonam Gyaltsen on a seminal bronze of
Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara (Watt in Bonhams, New York, 19 此尊無量壽佛像，風格特徵與索南堅贊的其他藏於博物館及私人收
March 2018, lot 3033). 藏的作品如出一轍，其中包括蘇黎世雷特伯格博物館之一尊大威德
金剛及北京故宮博物院之一尊密集金剛（分別參見Uhlig，《On the
Gyaltsen’s Amitayus shares signature hallmarks of the artist’s style Path to Enlightenment》，頁168-71，蘇黎世，1995年，114號；
reflected in the Avalokiteshvara and various subjects dispersed 以及《故宫博物院藏文物珍品全集60：藏傳佛教造像》，頁19，香
throughout private and public collections. These include a 港，1998年，183號）。蓮座圓鼓帶尖的外花瓣上置有對稱捲曲且豐
Vajrabhairava in the Rietberg Museum, Zurich and a Guhyasamaja 滿的內花冠。佛身修長，絲質法袍佈滿吉祥。頭髮於冠前排成圓捲劉
in the Palace Museum, Beijing (Uhlig, On the Path to Enlightenment, 海。綠松石鑲嵌恰到好處，引領視線游於佛軀，而不失柔順線條。佛
Zurich, 1995, pp.168-71, no.114; Complete Collection of the 像面容俊逸，流露慈祥的無量佛心。
Treasures of the Palace Museum, 60: Buddhist Statues of Tibet,
Hong Kong, 1998 p.192, no.183; respectively). Gyaltsen completes 著錄
his bronze’s lotus petals in the round with symmetrically curling Arman Neven，《Art Lamaïque》，布魯塞爾，1979年，115號。
plump inner corolla on top of swelled outer petals with pointed tips. 施羅德，《印度與西藏的銅造像》，香港，1981年，頁448，122B
Gyaltsen lightly engraves Amitayus’ silks with auspicious symbols. He 號。
models Amitayus with slender physiognomy. The hair is distinctively
arranged into a fringe of rounded curls before the crown. Gyaltsen 展覽
apportions the jewelry with restraint, such that small turquoise Lamaïstische Kunst/Art Lamaïque，法國興業銀行，布魯塞爾，1975
settings brilliantly lead the eye over the body without distracting 年5月15日─6月30日。
from its alluring suppleness. Lastly, in the handsome face, Gyaltsen
elegantly captures the benevolent and restful essence of Amitayus. 來源
比利時私人收藏
Published 倫佩茨拍賣行，科隆，2015年4月12日，拍品81號
Arman Neven, Art Lamaïque, Brussels, 1979, no.115.
Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981,
p.448, 122B.

Exhibited
Lamaïstische Kunst/Art Lamaïque, Société Général de Banque à
Bruxelles, Brussels, 15 May - 30 June 1975.

Provenance
Private Collection, Belgium
Lempertz, Cologne, 12 April 2015, lot 81

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