清 和田玉觀音立像

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英文品名：A QING HETIAN JADE STANDING FIGURE OF GUANYIN 尺寸：H:17cm 和田玉質，色乳白微泛青。觀音立像，頭戴寶冠，頸飾瓔珞，身上帔帛與裙腰陰刻細紋。左手當胸結印，右手下垂施與願印，背後鏤雕火焰形背光，邊緣飾聯珠紋。玉質溫潤通透，衣紋流暢綿長，雕工圓熟，為清代玉質佛教供奉造像。觀音，音譯「阿婆盧枳低濕伐羅」，唐初避太宗李世民諱，略稱「觀音」。佛教中為西方極樂世界脅侍，尋聲救苦，民間信仰極盛。玉質觀音多作白衣觀音或魚籃觀音樣式，頭戴寶冠，冠中常雕阿彌陀佛小像，為觀音之標識。右手施與願印，滿眾生願；左手當胸結印，持淨瓶或蓮莖。背後火焰形背光，象徵智慧烈焰焚煩惱。清代宮廷與民間皆尚玉觀音，置於佛龕或窗前几案，作供奉與清賞。 A Hetian jade figure of a creamy white tone faintly tinged with pale green. Guanyin stands wearing a jewelled crown and necklaces of pearled ornaments, her scarf and sash incised with fine patterns. The left hand is raised in mudra at the chest and the right falls in varada mudra. Behind her rises a pierced, flame-shaped mandorla edged with pearled beads. The jade is smooth and lustrous, and the carving of the flowing robes is assured. Guanyin, the Chinese transcription of Avalokiteshvara, is the bodhisattva of compassion who hears the cries of the world. The name was shortened from Guanshiyin in the early Tang to avoid the personal name of Emperor Taizong. Jade Guanyin figures usually follow the White-Robed or Fish-Basket Guanyin type, wearing a crown that often contains a small seated image of Amitabha, the bodhisattva's identifying emblem. The varada mudra of the lowered hand grants boons, while the hand at the chest holds a vase or lotus stem. The pierced flame mandorla behind denotes the fire of wisdom consuming afflictions. Such jade images were placed in shrines or on windowsill tables, venerated and admired by court and literati alike in the Qing.

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