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A TIBETAN ELECTRUN AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA, 15TH CENTURY
The figure's eyes are inlaid with electrun, while the edges of the robe are highlighted with copper. The present bronze most likely portrays an important early lama, created during a period when Buddhism was flourishing and expanding in Tibet. The elaborate use of precious-metal inlays indicates that it was a significant commission. Notably, the curved edges of the shirt beneath the robe point to its early date, as square-edged shirts became the norm from the fourteenth century onward.
A very similar example, see Christie's New York, 22 Sep 2021, lot 402.
西藏 十五世紀 銅錯銀嵌紅銅喇嘛像
類似例見紐約佳士得，2021年9月22日，拍品402號。
備註：
此尊喇嘛造像雖無銘文可資辨識，但極有可能屬於薩迦派。薩迦傳統常將其高僧塑造為身著厚重僧袍，外披羊毛氅衣之姿，尤以背後長而下垂的衣褶為特徵，此像亦可見同樣的表現。喇嘛神情專注，而鎏金銀眼珠的鑲嵌效果更使其似乎正凝視觀者。
其衣飾雕琢精湛，左肩上細小衣襞之處尤見巧思；而衣襬在大腿處均勻卷起的處理方式亦極為少見。其右臂下垂作觸地印之姿，令人聯想佛陀成道時的相同手印，暗示此喇嘛亦已證得覺悟，或至少已趨近於此境界。
此像底部仍以雙交金剛杵符號封印，顯示未曾被擾動，其內所藏聖物依舊保存完好。
——墨爾本蒙納士大學
戴維‧坦普曼（David Templeman）教授
13cm high
Sold for $5,500
Lot 83
The figure's eyes are inlaid with electrun, while the edges of the robe are highlighted with copper. The present bronze most likely portrays an important early lama, created during a period when Buddhism was flourishing and expanding in Tibet. The elaborate use of precious-metal inlays indicates that it was a significant commission. Notably, the curved edges of the shirt beneath the robe point to its early date, as square-edged shirts became the norm from the fourteenth century onward.
A very similar example, see Christie's New York, 22 Sep 2021, lot 402.
西藏 十五世紀 銅錯銀嵌紅銅喇嘛像
類似例見紐約佳士得，2021年9月22日，拍品402號。
備註：
此尊喇嘛造像雖無銘文可資辨識，但極有可能屬於薩迦派。薩迦傳統常將其高僧塑造為身著厚重僧袍，外披羊毛氅衣之姿，尤以背後長而下垂的衣褶為特徵，此像亦可見同樣的表現。喇嘛神情專注，而鎏金銀眼珠的鑲嵌效果更使其似乎正凝視觀者。
其衣飾雕琢精湛，左肩上細小衣襞之處尤見巧思；而衣襬在大腿處均勻卷起的處理方式亦極為少見。其右臂下垂作觸地印之姿，令人聯想佛陀成道時的相同手印，暗示此喇嘛亦已證得覺悟，或至少已趨近於此境界。
此像底部仍以雙交金剛杵符號封印，顯示未曾被擾動，其內所藏聖物依舊保存完好。
——墨爾本蒙納士大學
戴維‧坦普曼（David Templeman）教授
13cm high
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Overall in good condition.
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