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An important copper alloy Western Tibetan figure of Buddha Shakyamuni Vajrasana. Around 15th century
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Seated in a padmasana on a double lotus throne adorned with large petals and two pearl strings, his hands held in bhumisparsha mudra. A nine-pronged vajra, laying in front of him atop the moon disc, serves as a meaningful symbol of this attainment. Confusion in labeling seated bronze figures of Buddha Akshobhya and Buddha Shakyamuni is a common issue. This misconception arises from the similar appearances of both figures in their Buddha-form, as well as the misinterpretation of the occasionally accompanying vajra symbol. According to major experts in the field, such as Ulrich von Schroeder and Jeff Watt, a seated Buddha figure can only be identified as Akshobhya if the vajra is standing upright on his palm or impressed into his throne-seat, further supported by an elephant—his animal attendant. As von Schroeder notes, “If the Buddha is seated on a pedestal bearing a vajra, he is identified as Buddha Vajrasana” (Buddhist Sculpture in Tibet, Vol. II, Hong Kong, 2001, p. 1028). The vajra holds a three-fold symbolism connected to the story of Shakyamuni’s enlightenment: vajrasana—the position he took; vajra samadhi—the meditative state in which he entered nirvana; and Vajrasana—the location in Bodhgaya where this event occurred.

Dimensions

Height 29.8 cm

Literature

Published in: Helmut Uhlig, Das Bild des Buddha, Berlin 1979, pp. 148-149, no. 75 (described as Buddha Akshobhya) Cf. gilt copper-figures in similar style in: U. von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, vol. II, Hong Kong 2001, p. 958-962, no. 229B, 231B and C; for a similar cloak: p. 1030, no. 255E

Provenance

From the estate of the literary critic, writer and Asia expert Helmut Uhlig (1922–1997), Berlin

Notes

VAT: Margin scheme

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拍品估价:70,000 - 90,000 欧元 起拍价格:50,000 欧元  买家佣金: 29.00% + VAT 服务费:本专场服务费按成交价(含佣金)的1.5%收取,最低200元

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