California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 23, 2019  June 23, 2019

 Lot # 7144 
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHASIDDHA VIRUPA    明 銅鎏金大成就者毗瓦巴


  • Dimension: Height: 9 in (22.9 cm) Length: 8 in (20.3 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in (14.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $12000

The bearded figure is modelled seated on a deer skin over a lotus stand, and is wearing long robes adorned with elaborate semi-precious stone inlaid jewellery and headdress. He is holding one hand aloft and the other holds a scull cup. The front of the stand incised with six character Xuande mark. Ming Dynasty or later.


Provenance: Property from a private collection, Virginia
大成就者毗瓦巴是薩迦道果的傳承祖師,佛教史上公認的印度八十四大成就者之一。造像頭髮捲曲,面部表情的刻畫非常精采,雙目圓鼓,濃眉微蹙,笑露牙齒。毗瓦巴遊戲坐姿,左手托嘎巴拉碗,右手指向天空,顯示他以手指定住太陽的法力。軀體肚大腰圓,四肢粗壯,姿態輕鬆自若,是密修者所具有的神秘忿怒力量之外在體現。整像工藝精湛,題材尊貴,極具收藏價值。“大明宣德年施”款識。 來源: 維吉尼亞州私人藏家收藏