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AN IVORY FIGURE OF SYAMATARA 象牙綠度母像
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY 明朝，十五世紀
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61785 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61785號
12 cm (4 3/4 in.) high 高12 釐米（4 3/4英吋）

HK$1,500,000 - 1,800,000 1,500,000 - 1,800,000 港元

Syamatara gently extends her right hand in the boon-granting 此尊綠度母右手施予願印，庇佑信眾於憂慮及厄難之中，其祥和目光
gesture, offering protection from fear and danger. Her benevolent 流露慈悲佛性底蘊。雖然象牙材質脆弱、不易雕刻，匠人以精湛的技
gaze alone suffices to convey her compassionate nature. The 藝在蓮莖及髮帶處大膽鏤空，細部僅接於毫厘之間。綠度母左手所持
sculptor has adopted a daring design for a fragile material like ivory 蓮莖完全與手臂脫離，技巧高超。
– hollowing out several areas around the delicate lotus stalks and
ribbons, leaving standalone elements barely connected to each other. 比照另一尊風格相近的清宮舊藏正統年間（1435-49）銅鎏金觀音像
Even the thin lotus stem held in the deity’s left hand is completely （見《藏傳佛教造像》，香港，2008年，頁232，221號），本作品
detached from her arm. Clearly, the work is a sophisticated execution 製作年份應為十五世紀。雖然兩者所用媒材不同，但均有風格相似的
of high artistic skill. 三葉寶冠、上揚的冠側結帶、圓形花狀耳環、流蘇頸飾、絲滑的帔
帛、及如出一轍的腿處衣摺。底座上寬厚的花瓣亦十分雷同。牙雕的
A close stylistic parallel, a gilt bronze Avalokiteshvara from the 花瓣形狀雖較為扁平，但與銅像的花瓣屬同類型態，此種蓮瓣由宣德
Zhengtong period (1435-49) in the Qing Palace Collection, supports 年間（1425-35）的較窄瓣形衍生而來。
a 15th-century date for this ivory Tara (see Zangchuan fojiao
zaoxiang, Hong Kong, 2008, p.232, no.221). Despite different
mediums, they share similar three-jeweled crown leaves, upturned
side ribbons, flower-roundel earrings, beaded necklaces with loops
and tassels, fluid scarves, lotus buds and stalks, and prominent folds
along the legs. Also closely comparable are the flame-tipped wide
petals on the base. Although the ivory petals appear flatter, they
are of the same type as the bronze, which derived from a narrower
version seen in the Xuande Period (1425-35).

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