• Dimension: Height: 15 5/16 in (39 cm)
• Estimate From: $15000
• Estimate To: $30000

The buddha vajrasattva seated upon a double lotus throne with legs crossed in dhyanasana, hands in the customary position holding the vajra in the right, and the ritual bell in the left , the Buddha adorned with sumptuous gem-set bodhisattva jewelry, finely inlaid with turquoise, lapis lazuli, and coral beads. Dressed in a short floral dhoti, his face is shown with serene and meditative expression, framed by large circular earrings and tiara. Ming Dynasty period.

金剛薩埵又譯為“金剛勇識菩薩”，意為金剛勇猛心。西藏密宗認為他是本初佛，是普賢菩薩的化身，為密宗百部主尊之共主。 此尊造像為紅銅鎏金，頭戴五葉冠，寶冠兩側飾以嘎巴拉花于耳上，面相飽滿豐腴，彎眉洗目，眉間白毫高高凸起并嵌以珊瑚，花型耳墜寬大華麗，自然垂于兩肩。全身瓔珞嵌以寶石，貼于袒露的上身，華麗非常。右手持金剛杵于胸前，左手持金剛鈴放於腿上，下身著裙如絲羽般輕薄，貼體邊緣淺刻花紋。造像結跏趺坐，坐于仰俯蓮座，蓮瓣飽滿精緻，上下鑿刻連珠紋飾，排列整齊。此尊造像鑄工精細，身形飽滿，大氣端莊，實為明代鎏金佛造像中之極品。
來源：紐約重要藏家提供 Provenance: Important Private collection, New York