A Tibetan parcel-gilt copper-alloy coral-inlaid repoussé sutra cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century

拍品描述

Of rectangular form, decorated to the centre with Achala and consort Vishvavajri atop a lotus base flanked by torma offerings and flowerheads inlaid with coral cabochons, the outer region with the bajixiang, all heightened with gilt and on a ground of scrolling leafy tendrils, raised on a display stand Size:(32.5cm long) Qty: (2) Provenance: Nicholas S. Pitcher Chinese Art, with receipt; Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.70 來源： 尼古拉斯·皮徹中國藝術，附收據 肯尼斯·P·勞利博士舊藏庫存編號：M.70 Notes: Acala, meaning 'immovable', is a wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of supreme wisdom, and, in Nepalese Buddhism, a manifestation of Chakrasamvara. A comparable depiction of Acala with consort Vishvavajri can be seen painted on a thangka from the Zimmerman Family Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, museum no. 2012.456. 不動明王乃代表至高智慧之文殊菩薩的憤怒化身；在尼泊爾佛教中，亦被視為勝樂金剛之化身。 同類雙身不動明王與明妃繪像，可參見紐約大都會藝術博物館齊默爾曼家族珍藏唐卡一例，館藏編號：2012.456。

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