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A RED SIKRI SANDSTONE HAND OF BUDDHA
NORTHERN INDIA, KUSHAN PERIOD, 2ND CENTURY
19 cm (7 1/2 in.) high
HK$400,000 - 600,000

The tips of these beautiful fingers are carved with auspicious
symbols, including swastikas and floral knots. They are part
of the system of identifying marks that emphasise Buddha’s
extraordinariness from humans. Though sculptors rarely took such
pains to detail them; most examples repeat lotus roundels (cf. Ahuja,
Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2016, no.92;
EA1997.186).

Provenance
Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1982
Elizabeth and Willard Clark Collection, California

西克里紅砂岩佛手
印度北部，貴霜時期，二世紀
高19釐米（7 1/2英吋）

400,000 - 600,000 港元

此典雅優美的佛手指尖刻有各種祥瑞的符號，包括卍字符與花束
紋，用以強調佛陀不同於世人的超然地位。此作品獨具匠心，而
同類作品一般只重複刻劃蓮花圓紋（參見Ahuja，《Early Indian Art
at the Ashmolean Museum》，牛津，2016年，92號；館藏編號
EA1997.186）。

來源
Spink & Son, Ltd.，倫敦，1982年
Elizabeth與Willard Clark夫婦收藏，加州

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