STATUETTE DE BOUDDHA VAJRASANA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ TIBET, CIRCA XVE SIÈCLESTATUETTE DE BOUDDHA VAJRASANA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉTIBET, CIRCA XVE SIÈCLEHimalayan Art Resources item no. 4848 12.9 cm (5 1/8 in.) high A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA VAJRASANATIBET, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY西藏 約十五世紀 銅鎏金金剛座佛陀像Provenance:With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970sWith the downward motion of his right hand, Buddha Shakyamuni summons the Earth Goddess to witness his enlightenment. The vajra resting before his ankles symbolizes his enshrined seat (vajrasana) underneath the bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, which is one of the primary Buddhist pilgrimage sites. The blue and cold-gold painted face, which is ritually applied in Tibet, affords the Historical Buddha a cool resolve while resisting the carnal temptations of Mara's shape-shifting daughters. Two related gilt bronzes with similarly incised lotus bases are published in von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, vol. II, 2001, p. 1065, nos. 272E-F.