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A BLACKSTONE STELE OF CHATURBHUJA MAHAKALA 黑石四臂大黑天碑
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, CIRCA 9TH CENTURY 印度東北部，帕拉時期，約九世紀
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61746 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61746號
22.5 cm (8 1/4 in.) high 高22.5釐米（8 1/4 英吋）
HK$150,000 - 250,000 150,000 - 250,000 港元
Chaturbhuja Mahakala appears more jolly than fierce in this unusual 此尊四臂大黑天面容歡快而非兇猛，甚為罕有。手中所持亦非心臟，
stele. Rather than a heart, he possibly holds a coconut in front of 而可能為椰果，圖像學特徵遵循沙派傳統（參考喜瑪拉雅藝術資源
his chest, which would follow the Tsal Tradition (cf. HAR no.99634). 99634號）。四臂大黑天為”勝樂金剛密法”的護法神。 此碑出自印度
Northeastern India is credited with the origins of many of these tantric 東北部，即眾多密宗神祗的發源地。石材之顆粒結構、簡潔裝飾及溫
deities. The stone’s granular texture, the ornamentation’s simplicity, 和的人物處理皆屬公元八至十世紀之早期帕拉風格。西藏匠人後亦秉
and the figure’s suppleness reflect the early Pala style of 8th to 承帕拉傳統，創作以四臂大黑天為題材的石雕作品（喜瑪拉雅藝術資
10th centuries. Working from Pala models, Tibetans continued the 源31394及86463號）。
tradition of carving the deity in stone (HAR nos.31394 & 86463).
來源
Provenance Christian Lequindre，巴黎，2006年10月
Christian Lequindre, Paris, October 2006 歐洲私人收藏
Private European Collection
