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A ZITAN FIGURE OF SHADBHUJA MAHAKALA 紫檀六臂大黑天像
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY 西藏，十八世紀
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61773 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61773號
14.8 cm (5 3/4 in.) high 高14.8釐米（5 3/4英吋）

HK$200,000 - 300,000 200,000 - 300,000 港元

Carved from reddish-brown zitan, Shadbhuja Mahakala’s powerful 六臂大黑天氣勢磅礡，造型以華麗的紅褐色紫檀木雕成。六臂大黑天
presence is rendered in the wood’s luxurious material. He emanates 為觀世音菩薩的忿怒相化現，以守護佛法為己任，此處更以其龐大的
from Avalokiteshvara as a protector with a massive body, crushing 身軀降伏了代表無知的象頭神。他眉毛怒展，嘴巴猛張，如怪獸般的
ignorance in the form of Ganapati. Shadbhuja Mahakala’s monster- 面龐表現出他難以平息的兇猛。木雕上的金紅色彩繪進一步突顯出大
like face - eyebrows burning and mouth wide-open - expresses his 黑天的驚人氣勢。
implacable ferocity. The artist further strives to convey Shadbhuja
Mahakala’s amazing form with red and gold pigments. 大黑天的造型與火輪背光的的處理均與清宮收藏的馬頭明王鎏金銅像
相似，見《藏傳佛教造像》，香港，2008年，頁198，編號189。其
Both the modeling of the figure and the shape of the flame aureole 健碩的軀幹、誇張的表情和臉部的毛髮，幾乎完全相同。另外，蓮花
are similar to a gilt bronze Hayagriva in the Qing Palace Collection, 座的簡單形式亦可與一尊紫檀藥師佛像比較，參看Theresia Hofer
see Zangchuan Fojiao Zaoxiang, Hong Kong, 2008, p.198, no.189. （編），《Bodies in Balance》，紐約，2014年，頁134，圖7.6。
Their fleshy torso, exaggerated expression, and facial hair are almost
identical. Also compare the simple form of the lotus petals to a zitan 來源
figure of Bhaishajyaguru published in Hofer (ed.), Bodies in Balance, Taoufik Bendahou先生私人收藏，巴黎，2014年
New York, 2014, p.134, fig.7.6. 歐洲私人收藏

Provenance
Private Collection of Taoufik Bendahou, Paris, 2014
Private European Collection

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