拍品描述:Carved and assembled from cypress wood in warihagi zukuri technique and modeled as the Buddha seated in lotus position with hands in dhyana mudra， the hair arranged in small snail-shaped spiral curls (rahotsu)， wearing a robe open at the torso and falling in pleats， the body applied with lacquer， inlaid jewels on the forehead and in the hair 来源 Japanese private collection This sculpture depicts the moment at which Shakyamuni achieves his enlightenment at the site of Bodh Gaya in Northeastern India. Shakyamuni was born into the royal Shakya Clan as Gautama Siddhartha in what today is Nepal around 563 BC. Though a crown prince， Prince Siddhartha rejected worldly life as well as all claim to his father’s throne， espoused the religious life， attained enlightenment， preached the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path， and， on his death at age eighty， c. 483 BC， entered nirvana. The Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path constitute the basic， foundational teachings of Buddhism. His teachings appear in many Buddhist sutras but are best reflected in the Saddharma Pundarika Sutra， known in English as the Lotus Sutra. Since the time of his enlightenment he has been known as Shakyamuni， or the Lion of the Shakya Clan； as an historical person， he has also come to be known as the Historical Buddha. 展开