California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 17, 2018  March 17, 2018

 Lot # 3042 
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI    十三世紀 銅金剛手菩薩


  • Dimension: Height: 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm) Length: 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm) Width: 1 5/8 in (4.1 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $9000

Cast standing over a double lotus throne, the right arm raised clutching a vajra, the ferocious face with bulging eyes and an opened mouth revealing bared fangs, backed by a large flame form mandorla. 13th century.


金剛手菩薩,因手執金剛杵,常侍衛於佛,故稱之為金剛手菩薩,具有除惡降魔的廣大神力。也為八大菩薩(觀音、彌勒、虛空藏、普賢、金剛手、文殊、地藏、除蓋障)之一。此尊焰發豎立,頭戴五葉冠飾。面龐豐肥,眉似卷草,雙目圓睜,呲牙捲舌,呈現大忿怒形象。上身軀體短粗,肚腹圓鼓,右手上揚握金剛杵,左手結忿怒拳印,持金剛鈎繩當胸,以骨飾與蛇飾為莊嚴,以虎皮為裙,雙足右屈左伸,展立於蓮花日輪座上,主尊背後有舟形火焰背光。整像銅質瑩潤,工藝細膩,與白居寺壁畫中的護法形象十分類似,尤為難得的是,此尊保存完好,背光、台座均完整無缺,甚值收藏供奉。來源:北加州藏傳佛教學者提供
Provenance: Private collection of a Tibetan buddhism scholar, Northern California