A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA AND PRAJNAPARAMITAQING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.16730
19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.) high 注脚Vajradhara represents the highest state of enlightenment, its abstract perfection, the sum of all Buddhist teachings. Sculptures of Vajradhara therefore serve as secondary representations, reminding practitioners of the deity's otherwise formless essence, which is beyond human comprehension.

The present sculpture portrays him in union with Prajnaparamita, considered to be mother of all Buddhas, thus enhancing the imagery of enlightenment expressed (and experienced) through the perfect union of male and female principles (compassion and wisdom, respectively).

Other Qing examples are held in the Phoenix Museum of Art (Puckle, Buddhist Bronzes, Phoenix, 1969, no.6) and were sold at Poly, Beijing, 7 June 2017, lot 5785.

Provenance
Mossgreen, Sydney, 26/27 February 2007, lot 133
Collection of Drs. Edmund and Julie Lewis, Chicago


銅鎏金金剛總持與般若波羅蜜多雙身像
清，十八或十九世紀
喜馬拉雅藝術資源網16730號
高19.7釐米（7 3/4英吋）

25,000-40,000港幣

金剛總持代表著至高覺悟、抽象的完美概念以及一切佛教教義之總和。因此，金剛總持像實為一種象徵，而非某種具體形象，以令信眾時刻銘記其超越凡人理解範圍、無形可循之內在本質。

本尊銅像呈現金剛總持與般若波羅蜜多菩薩雙修之態。般若波羅蜜多菩薩為眾佛之母，故此種女性所象徵之智慧與男性所象徵之慈悲的完美結合更能傳達開悟得道之意象。

其他可比較之清代金剛總持像可參考鳳凰城美術館藏品（見Puckle，《Buddhist Bronzes》，鳳凰城，1996年，編號6）以及一由保利拍賣行所售拍品（保利，北京，2017年6月7日，拍品5785）。

來源
Mossgreen，悉尼，2007年2月26/27日，拍品133
Edmund及Julie Lewis醫生珍藏，芝加哥