California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 24, 2017  September 24, 2017

 Lot # 3438 
A WHITE JADE CARVED VAJRA    清 白玉金剛杵


  • Dimension: Length: 7 7/8 in (20 cm) Width: 1 7/8 in (4.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1600
  • Estimate To: $2500

The thunderbolt-scepter is carved with a central bulbous grip that separates two lotus pedestals supporting a central column surrounded by eight arched vajra points emerging from the jaws of makara heads, the stone is of translucent white tone. Qing Dynasty period.


金剛杵,梵名VAJRA,藏語稱“多吉”,又叫做寶杵、降魔杵等。原為古代印度之武器。由於質地堅固,能擊破各種物質,故稱金剛杵。在佛教密宗中,金剛杵象徵著所向無敵、無堅不摧的智慧和真如佛性,它可以斷除各種煩惱、摧毀形形色色障礙修道的惡魔,為密教諸尊之持物或瑜伽士修道之法器。此金剛杵以上等白玉雕琢,技術精湛,刀法嫻熟,線條流暢,打磨極為精細,做工一絲不苟,寓意剛正吉祥,造型別緻,表面溫潤光滑,器型優美凝重,神完氣足且值得細細品味。北京故宮博物院藏有同題材作品,可資比較。
參閲:《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集·玉器(下)》頁134,圖112。