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唐代筆記 vol.54 普林斯頓大學藝術博物館:龍門石窟唐代佛首 - Princeton University Art Museum, Dikran Kelekian, J.J.Lally, Stone Head of Buddha, Longmen Cave, Tang Dynasty

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Weathered stone Buddha head sculpture on a black background, serene expression

此件出自河南龍門石窟的唐代佛首,尺寸39cm,造型莊嚴典雅,融合印度風格餘韻與唐代新興的中國化審美,是普林斯頓大學藝術博物館重要亞洲雕塑藏品之一,2008年購藏自藍理捷(J.J.Lally)。


此佛首殘像出自中國河南省東部的龍門石窟。它捕捉了中國佛教藝術中一個重要的轉型時刻:佛像的印度起源仍清晰可見於螺旋狀的髮髻、高挺的鼻樑以及厚重的眼瞼,然而柔和圓潤的面部輪廓則代表了唐代新興的藝術發展。在唐代,雕塑家開始更敏銳地表現佛教神祇的身體動態與柔軟肌理。此佛首的面相既人性化了佛陀的形象,同時又保持其超凡的神聖地位,大大增強了觀者與神性之間的情感聯繫。


1925年此佛首就已被盜並進入經銷商迪克蘭·凱利奇安的收藏(Dikran Kelekian,紐約),此後由魯道夫·賓(Rudolf Bing,紐約)自1950年收藏到2008年,由藍理捷展銷並賣給普林斯頓大學藝術博物館。


This fragment of a Buddhist statue comes from the Longmen caves of eastern China’s Henan province. The head captures a transitional moment in Chinese Buddhist art. The Indian origins of the deity are still visible in the swirled strands of hair, high-ridged nose, and heavy eyelids, but the gently rounded face represents a new artistic development of the Tang dynasty. During the Tang, sculptors also began to depict Buddhist deities with a greater sensitivity to the movements and soft flesh of the human body. The physiognomy of the sculpted head humanizes the buddha while maintaining his elevated status, heightening the sense of connection between the viewer and the divine.


Carved wooden Buddha head with closed eyes on a black background, serene and weathered with curled hair.

龍門石窟石雕佛首

中國,唐代,約公元700年

龍門石窟,河南省

尺寸:高 39.4 厘米,寬 21.2 厘米,深 22.0 厘米(15 1/2 × 8 3/8 × 8 11/16 英寸)


收藏來源

  • 1925年前:迪克蘭·凱利奇安(Dikran Kelekian,紐約)

  • 約1950年:魯道夫·賓(Rudolf Bing,紐約)

  • 2008年:魯道夫·賓遺產繼承人售予藍理捷(J. J. Lally & Co.,紐約)

  • 2008年:藍理捷售予普林斯頓大學藝術博物館


博物館編號 2008-48

購藏基金 Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund



Stone head of buddha,

ca. 700

Chinese

Tang dynasty, 618–907

2008-48


Dimensions

h. 39.4 cm., w. 21.2 cm., d. 22.0 cm. (15 1/2 x 8 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund

Object Number

2008-48


Provenance

–By 1925 Dikran Kelekian (New York, NY).

–ca. 1950 Rudolf Bing (New York, NY).

–2008 Heirs of Rudolf Bing (US), to J. J. Lally & Co. (New York, NY), 2008.

2008–2008 J. J. Lally & Co. (New York, NY), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2008.

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