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274                                                                  清乾隆  法界妙音自在佛  
                                                                                        《大清乾隆年敬造》楷書鑄款
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
DHARMADHATUVAGISVARA                                                 紫禁城梵華樓供奉佛像中有一尊造型近似,手持法
                                                                     器的法界妙音自在佛,供於西壁第三層第六 。
QIANLONG CAST SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
(1736-1795)                                                          來源:

The four-headed figure is well cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus  1990 年代購於紐約
base, with the principal hands held in dharmacakra mudra in front
of the chest, and remaining hands held in various mudra.
14æ in. (37.8 cm.) high

HK$1,000,000-1,500,000US$130,000-190,000

Provenance:

Purchased in New York in the 1990s

A gilt-bronze figure with the same reign mark and mudras
and holding attributes, identified by its incised inscription as
Dharmadhatuvagisvara, is displayed at Fanhua Luo at the
Forbidden City, illustrated in Statues in the Sanctuary of
Buddhist Essence, (II), Beijing, 2013, p. 360, fig. 450.

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