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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER GAU WITH MAHOTTARA HERUKA 象牙六臂大黑天像配銀質局部鎏金大殊勝赫魯迦嘎烏盒
CONTAINING AN IVORY FIGURE OF SHADBHUJA MAHAKALA 西藏，十七/十八世紀
TIBET, 17TH/18TH CENTURY 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61792號
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61792 牙雕：高6.7釐米（2 5/8英吋）;
Figure: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.); 嘎烏盒：高8釐米（3 1/4英吋）
Gau: 8 cm (3 1/4 in.) high
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 港元
HK$1,000,000 - 1,500,000
本拍品為西藏嘎烏盒中之珍品，銀龕中配有精工細製的象牙六臂大黑
天像。匠師以巧奪天工的技法呈現栩栩如生的憤怒相大黑天，像身雖
A superior example among portable shrines made in Tibet, this 小，但對其面部特徵和髮綹的處理細緻入微，連大黑天手持佛珠的骷
silver gau contains a contrasting ivory figure of Shadbhuja Mahakala 髏頭都一一刻劃。
of incredible quality. The master craftsman spared no effort in
carving the intricate details of this small piece of ivory, such as the 銀質嘎烏盒同樣細緻精美，盒蓋上以錘揲技法呈現大殊勝赫魯迦浮
remarkably detailed rendition of the deity’s wrathful face and flowing 雕。從主尊腳下所踏的人物手指，到赫魯迦的手掌、獠牙、腰間虎皮
locks of flaming hair. In addition, his skull mala is carefully detailed 的斑紋，無一不精雕細琢，整體細節的精緻度可與大型造像相比。赫
with each skull bead depicting a miniature face. 魯迦的部分面孔、萬寶棰、以及蛇環兼以鎏金襯托，更為其形象增添
一抹生氣。另論一隻內藏象牙六臂大黑天的銀嘎烏盒，可參考喜瑪拉
In like manner, the cover of the silver box is cleverly designed as a 雅藝術資源網44325號。
supreme manifestation of Mahottara Heruka hammered in high relief.
His entire appearance is executed with a level of detail comparable 著錄
to sculptures of much larger size - from the tiny hand of the prostrate Meinrad Maria Grewenig及Eberhard Rist，《Buddha - 2000 Years of
figure under the his foot, to the bared fangs and wavy fur of the Buddhist Art: 232 Masterpieces》，弗爾克林根，2016年，頁508-
tiger skin around his hips. To further enliven the protector, gilding 11，227及228號。
is selectively applied to his frontal faces, ritual hammer, and snake
garland. For another example of a portable silver shrine housing an 展覽
ivory figure of Shadbhuja Mahakala, see Himalayan Art Resources Buddha - 2000 Years of Buddhist Art: 232 Masterpieces，德國，
item no.44325. 弗爾克林根，2016年6月25日-2017年3月5日。

Published
Meinrad Maria Grewenig and Eberhard Rist (eds), Buddha - 2000
Years of Buddhist Art: 232 Masterpieces, Völklingen, 2016, pp.508-
11, no.227 & 228.

Exhibited
Buddha - 2000 Years of Buddhist Art: 232 Masterpieces, Völklinger
Hütte, Völklinger, Germany, 25 June 2016 - 5 March 2017.

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