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A THANGKA DEPICTING SCENES FROM 釋迦牟尼佛源流唐卡
THE AVADANAKALPALATA 西藏,十八世紀
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY 布本設色;每場景附金色藏文題記。
Distemper on cloth; recto with cartouches in Tibetan gold script 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網7942號
identifying the various scenes. 畫心:80X52.5釐米(32X21英吋);
Himalayan Art Resources item no.7942 裝裱:147X80釐米(58X31 1/2英吋)
Image: 80 x 52.5 cm (32 x 21 in.);
With silks: 147 x 80 cm (58 x 31 1/2 in.) 300,000 - 500,000 港元
HK$300,000 - 500,000 環繞着端坐於畫心中央的釋迦牟尼為六個佛陀轉世故事場景,來自十
一世紀詩人迦西門德拉所寫的譬喻集。此處的六個故事分別對應四十
Surrounding Shakyamuni at the center, this thangka depicts six 一至四十六章:
animated jatakas from the 11th-century Avadanakalpalata by
Kshemendra. These correspond to chapters 41 to 46, namely: 第41章 《仙道王故事》
第42章 《童賢故事》
(41) The conversion of King Udrayana 第43章 《金色王故事》
(42) The Results of Pandita’s Generosity 第44章 《金手故事》
(43) The Pure Conduct of King Kanakavarna 第45章 《阿闍王弒父故事》
(44) Hiranyapani’s Hands of Gold, a story about actions in a previous birth 第46章 《知恩故事》
(45) Ajatashatru’s Treachery, the evil deeds of a king and the consequences
(46) Kritajna Discovers the Power of Truth 此唐卡構圖複雜、布局合理。一般此類源流唐卡大多只繪有三至四個
場景,但此作品包括了六個場景,足證畫師造詣高深。其他佛源流唐
Whereas, three or four scenes are usually represented on Avadana 卡可參見王家鵬,《故宮經典:故宮唐卡圖典》,北京,2011年,
thangkas, the six occurring here are a testament to the skilled 頁149,111號,或喜馬拉雅藝術資源網874號 。類似作品亦曾售於
draftsmen who conceived of this more complex composition without 邦瀚斯,倫敦,2017年5月11日,拍品13號。
dwarfing the main figure. See other examples from Avadana sets
in see Wang, Classics of the Forbidden City: Tangka Painting in the 來源
Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2011, p.149, no. 111; 美國私人珍藏,於80年代購入
HAR set no. 874; and similar example recently sold at Bonhams,
London, 11 May 2017, lot 13.
Provenance
Private Collection, USA, acquired in the 1980s
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