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A PARCEL GILT SILVER FIGURE OF BUDDHA 局部銀鎏金佛陀坐像
KHASA MALLA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY 迦舍摩羅，約十四世紀
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61726 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61726號
7.5 cm (3 in.) high 高7.5釐米（3英吋）

HK$250,000 - 350,000 250,000 - 350,000 港元

Leaving Buddha’s skin in silver, the artist has gilded the remaining 此尊佛像皮表部分顯出銀質胎底，其餘部分鎏金，彰顯出清淨明澈的
sculpture to brighten this gleaming image of Buddha. The small 佛光。造像小巧卻氣韻圓好，坐佛右手結觸地印，法相莊嚴。面部
casting is perfected in the round. Conveying Buddha with a dominant 細節由於長期摩擦稍有磨損，但蓮座上的金剛杵及袈裟下擺的人字紋
earth-touching gesture, it has a larger presence. The features are 仍清晰可見。類似面部特徵與蓮瓣造型可參考John與Berte Ford收藏
lightly worn from ablutions, but the throne’s vajra and the robe’s 中的一尊尺寸相仿的四臂觀音（Denwood & Singer，《Tibetan Art,
herringbone patterns remain. Compare the face and lotus pedestal Toward a Definition of Style》，倫敦，1997年，頁77，圖57）。
with a four-armed Avalokiteshvara of a similar size in the John and
Berte Ford Collection (Denwood & Singer, Tibetan Art, Toward a 來源
Definition of Style, London, 1997, p.77, no.57). Benny Rustenburg，香港，2001年
歐洲私人珍藏
Provenance
Benny Rustenburg, Hong Kong, 2001
Private European Collection

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