A LAPIS LAZULI FIGURE OF PADMAPANI LOKESHVARA


TIBET, CIRCA 12TH CENTURYHimalayan Art Resources item no.61795 7.5 cm (3 in.) high
|This finely executed Padmapani Lokeshvara is a rare example of Tibetan sculpture carved in lapis lazuli. More commonly, the treasured material is used in sparing amounts to embellish a deity's jewelry. Among few comparisons is a c.12th-century carving of Bhutadamara in the Nyingjei Lam Collection with the same crown type (Weldon & Singer, The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet, London, 1999, p.69, fig.40). A lapis Kubera from a private collection is published in Pal, Art of Kashmir, New York, 2007, p.65, fig.50. 青金石蓮華手觀音像 西藏，約十二世紀 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61795號高7.5釐米（3英吋）250,000-350,000港元此雕刻精緻的蓮華手觀音是西藏造像傳統之中罕見的純以青金石製像的例子。通常青金石只會少量用於造像的珠寶鑲嵌。存世的青金石像極為稀少。其中一尊是菩薩道收藏之中的十二世紀降魔金剛手像（Weldon與Singer，《The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet》，倫敦，1999年，頁69，40號）；另一尊為一私人收藏的俱毗羅，出版於Pal，《Art of Kashmir》，紐約，2007年，頁65，50號。