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AN IVORY FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA SHRISHTIKANTA 象牙創世觀音像
NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY 尼泊爾,十七世紀
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61790 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61790號
13.5 cm (5 1/4 in.) high 高13.5釐米(5 1/4英吋)
HK$250,000 - 350,000 250,000 - 350,000 港元
As his eight primary hands holds the same attributes as the Eleven- 此處菩薩的前排八臂與十一面觀音呈相同手型、並持相同法器,由
headed Avalokiteshvara, it is likely this is a simplified or variation of 此推斷其可能為”創世觀音”的一種簡化形象。”創世觀音”為尼泊爾獨
Shrishtikanta. Unique to Nepal, this deity is commonly represented 有,在其常見形象中僅第一排就有二十一面。更多有關”創世觀音”的
with twenty-one heads in the first row. For a full discussion, see 介紹,參見Huntington,《Circle of Bliss》,洛杉磯,2003年,頁
Huntington, Circle of Bliss, Los Angeles, 2003, p.194, no.50. Also 194,50號,以及蘇富比,紐約,2006年3月26日,拍品30號。對比
see Sotheby’s, New York, 26 March 2006, lot 30. An ivory figure of 一尊Alsdorf舊藏的同時期象牙毗濕奴像,佳士得,紐約,2011年3月
Vishnu of the same period, formerly in the Alsdorf Collection was sold 22日,拍品94號。
at Christie’s, New York, 22 March 2011, lot 94.