明 銅韋陀菩薩坐像

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英文品名：A MING BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF SKANDA 尺寸：H:55cm 銅鑄。韋陀菩薩結跏趺坐，頭戴華麗寶冠，冠頂起寶珠，兩側出火焰形寶飾，耳垂長珥。面龐方正，眉目端嚴。身著鎧甲，肩吞、胸甲、護腹均以陰線刻出獸面、卷草與錦紋，雙手當胸合掌。體態碩大，皮色古樸，為明代佛教護法造像。韋陀，又稱韋馱天，梵名 Skanda，為佛教護法神，是南方增長天王八將軍之首，奉釋迦牟尼囑，護持出家人、護持佛舍利。相傳佛涅槃後，捷疾盜將佛牙舍利丟棄，韋陀追還護持，故佛殿中韋陀像多置於天王殿彌勒佛背後，面對大雄寶殿，發誓護持佛法。明代韋陀像多頂盔貫甲，作將軍裝，合掌捧杵，或杵橫於臂，與關公（伽藍菩薩）並稱寺院兩大護法。 A bronze figure of Skanda, seated in vajrasana. He wears an elaborate jewelled crown surmounted by a pearl, flanked by flame ornaments, with long pendant earrings. His face is square and dignified. He is clad in armour, shoulder guards, breastplate and waistguard incised with beast masks, scrolling vines and brocade patterns, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The piece is substantial, with an aged patina. Skanda is a Buddhist guardian, chief of the eight generals under the Heavenly King Virudhaka. Entrusted by the Buddha to protect the sangha and the relics, he is said to have recovered a stolen tooth-relic thrown down by a thief. Hence in Chinese temples his image stands in the Hall of the Heavenly Kings, behind the Maitreya image, facing the main shrine hall in vow to defend the dharma. Ming Skanda images are usually shown as a general in helmet and armour, hands pressed together holding his staff, paired with Guan Gong, the Bodhisattva Sangharama, as the temple's two great guardians.

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