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PROPERTY FROM AN EAST ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

A RARE POLYCHROME 十五世紀
BLACK STONE STELE OF 西藏石雕大威德金剛像

VAJRABHARAIVA 喜瑪拉雅藝術資源網編號13439

TIBET, 15TH CENTURY 來源：
傳於1990年代末入藏
the intricately carved yidam striding in pratyalidhasana on 巴黎佳士得2011年6月7日，編號397
a lotus throne, with sixteen feet trampling on numerous
creatures and gods, the principal hands holding a kapala and 可比較一尊十五世紀黑色片岩瑪哈嗄拉像，極類本品，見
kartrika flanked by thirty-two outstretched arms, within a fiery Pratapaditya Pal，《Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure》，
mandorla with a beaded arch, further portrayed with nine 芝加哥，2003年，頁245，編號161。也可參考一尊十三世紀
circular faces, the central buffalo head with large bulging eyes 之薩迦寺黑色片岩大威德金剛像，錄於烏爾裡希．馮．施羅
and gaping mouth baring teeth, fangs and tongue 德，《西藏佛教雕塑》，卷2，香港，2001年，編號210C，
圖版901。
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13439
18.4 cm, 7¼ in. 另見一件十五世紀黑石造像碑，雕金剛亥母，售於紐約佳士
得2010年9月14日，編號73。
PROVENANCE

Acquired in the late 1990s, by repute.
Christie’s Paris, 7th June 2011, lot 397.

For a closely related black schist carving, depicting Mahakala
and dated to the 15th century, see Pratapaditya Pal,
Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure, Chicago, 2003, p. 245,
cat. no. 161. Compare also an earlier black schist carving in
Sakya Monastery, depicting image of Ekavira-Vajrabharaiva,
dated to the 13th century, illustrated in Ulrich Von Schroeder,
Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Hong Kong, 2001, vol. II, no.
210C, pl. 901.

For another fifteenth century black stone stele sold at auction,
see the carving of Vajravarahi sold at Christie’s New York, 14th
September 2010, lot 73.

HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,400-51,500

170 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比