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STATUETTE DE VAJRAPANI EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE TRIADE BOUDDHIQUE EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE
Cambodge, style d’Angkor Vat, XIIe siècle Cambodge, fin de la période angkorienne, fin du XIIe siècle/début du XIIIe
siècle
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI
Cambodia, Angkor Wat style, 12th century A COPPER ALLOY TRIAD OF BUDDHA
Seated in vajrasana with both legs crossed with both exposed soles of Cambodia, Late Angkor Period, late 12th/early 13th century
feet. The vajra in his right hand is held to the chest and the ghanta rests Inscribed on the front of the base. With Buddha under Muchalinda at the
in his lap in his left hand. He is presented on a scalloped-edge throne centre flanked by a four-armed Avalokiteshvara, and the now missing
supported by seven Yakshas at the front who squat with hands on knees figure of Prajnaparamita.
in the Atlantean manner and an open grill at the back imitating the wicker 21.5cm (8 1/2in) high.
or wood structure of the throne. €1,000 - 2,000
18cm (7 1/8in) high. (3).
Provenance:
€4,000 - 6,000 Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired in the 1950’s-1970’s
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired in the 1950’s-1970’s The combination of this triad was a common representation in Khmer
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) sculpture in all media, and the particular focus of a cult during the reign
of Jayavarman VII, who ruled the Khmer empire from about 1181 to
The classification of Vajrasattva as Vajrapani, as suggested by George 1218. As noted by Czuma “During his reign, the naga-enthroned Buddha
Coedès, as Vajradhara and Vajrasattva are not found the in epigraphy became a ubiquitous image for veneration, often set up together with
Khmer script while the term Vajrapâni is invoked at the beginning of the Lokeshvara, who was associated with his father, and Prajnaparamita,
inscriptions of Bât Cûm and venerated in one of the three sanctuaries. the form under which his deceased mother was honoured. Lokeshvara
Compare with an example in G.Coedès, Bronzes Khmers, 1923, pl.XXVII, is the powerful enlightened being of compassion, while Prajnaparmita is
fig.2 and another in the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, Asia Society the goddess who personifies wisdom. King Jayavarman VII, therefore,
(1979.67). presented himself as the enlightened Buddha, the product of the union
of Compassion and Wisdom, supported and glorified by the naga, which
柬埔寨 吳哥窟風格 十二世紀 銅金剛手菩薩坐像 refers to the Khmer people.” (Masterworks of Asian Art, Cleveland, 1998,
pp.163–163). Compare with an example in M.Giteau, L’Art Khmer - Reflet
來源： des Civilisations d’Angkor, Paris, 1997, p.118 and a similar composition
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，得自二十世紀五十至七十年 sold at Christie’s Paris, 11 December 2013, lot 345.
代
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏 柬埔寨 吳哥時期晚期 十二世紀末/十三世紀初 銅一佛兩菩薩立像
來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，得自二十世紀五十至七十年代
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
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