JADE CARVING OF SAKYAMUNI

　　清（公元１６４４-１９１１年）QING DYNASTY （１６４４-１９１１）

　　高２６厘米HEIGHT ２６CM

　　收藏单位：西藏博物馆TIBET MUSEUM

　　释迦牟尼面相方圆，眼睑低垂，俯视众生。双足跏跌坐于束腰莲花座中央。螺髻，着双领下垂式袈裟，衣纹刻画细腻。双手持火焰宝珠，宝珠中间开龛造像。身后有碧玉的舟形背光，背光左右各浮雕一条龙。背后的顶部浮雕一只葫芦，上面刻有“大吉”两字。整尊佛像雕工精细，是清代内地玉雕工艺的佳作之一。

　　THE FACE OF SAKYAMUNI IS IN BROAD WITH HEAVY-LIDDED DOWNCAST EYES GAZING AT SENTICENT BEING。HE SITS CROSS-LEGGED ON THE DOUBLE LOTUS THRONE 。HIS HAIR IS ARRANGED IN ROWS OF SMALL CURLS AND HE WEARS A LOOSELY-DRAPED KASAYA，WITH CLEARLY CARVED PLEATS 。BOTH HANDS HOLD THE FLAMING PEARL ，WHICH HAS A SHRINE OF A BUDDHA INSIDE ，THE NIMBUS OF FLAMES IS CARVED OUT OF GREEN JADE WITH A SHALLOWLY CURVED DRAGON THE IMAGE OF A BOTTLE GOURD IN LOW RELIEF WITH THE TWO-WORD INSCREPTION DAJI MEANING GOOD LUCK 。THIS VERY FINELY MADE JADE CARVING IS A MASTERPIECE CREATED IN THE INLAND DURING THE QING DYNASTY 。