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Soto Asian Art specialises in Chinese, Indian, Himalayan-Tibetan, and Southeast Asian art from the 8th to 16th centuries // 禪藏藝術, 致力收藏8-16世紀中國, 印度, 喜馬拉雅, 西藏, 及東南亞藝術品 / https://clearvoice.com/cv/SotoAsianArt

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銅鎏金噶舉派祖師－馬爾巴坐像, 西藏 - Soto Asian Art 禪藏 (繁體版)

馬爾巴(１０１２－１０９７)生於西藏南邊洛 (Lhodrak Chukhyer) 的富有地主之家，十二歲遵從父親之命入了佛門。跟隨卓彌譯師 (Drokmi Lotsāwa) 學習梵文翻譯，後成為藏文與梵文翻譯師。馬爾巴一共去印度三次，尼泊爾四次，學習佛法。跟隨印度著名密宗上師，那洛巴及多位上師學習各種法教，十二年後，馬爾巴從那洛巴學習到口、耳相傳秘訣。

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Gilled Copper Marpa Lotsawa (the translator), Tibet - Soto Asian Art 禪藏 (English)

Marpa Chökyi Lodrö (མར་པ་ལོ་ཙཱ་བ་ཆོས་ཀྱི་བློ་གྲོས་, 1012–1097), was born in Lhotrak Chukhyer in the southern district of Tibet, to an affluent family. From birth, Marpa displayed strong energies; powerful in presence but possesses wild and untamed character compared to other children. Owing to Marpa aggressiveness and fearful appearance, and the resultant unpopularity in his village, he was sent off to be trained in the Dharma. At age twelve, he studied under the renowned Buddhist master Drokmi Lotsāwa (卓彌譯師) (བྲོག་མི་ལོ་ཙཱ་བ་ཤཱཀྱ་ཡེ་ཤེས་), the Translator. Under Drokmi guidance, Marpa learned Tibetan writing, reading, poetry, drama, and mastered not only the Tibetan language but in the Sanskrit language.

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Shisou Marked Silver Inlaid Standing Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Late Ming - Soto Asian Art 禪藏

Shisou (石叟) (~1628 / ~1644) was born and lived during the Chongzhen reign periods (崇禎年), of the late Ming Dynasty. A Buddhist monk from Fuzhou, Fujian province; known for his skill in smelting and craftsmanship in sculpture works of art. At the time, Shisou was a renowned bronze sculpture artist (銅塑第一名手) among aristocrats with his finest works displaying a degree of naturalness and simplicity.

石叟銀絲鑲嵌銅觀世音菩薩立像, 晚明時期 - Soto Asian Art 禪藏 (繁體版)

石叟是崇禎年間（AD1628 - 1644）至清初福州僧人。石叟��一位傑出的冶煉和雕塑藝術專家，為當時銅塑第一名手。石叟選用暹羅國（現今泰國）的風磨銅，經過十二提煉，純化後銅質密度極高，比普通銅沉重。外表能釋出温潤亮麗的光彩。石叟用經提煉高純度的銅製作各類佛具作品。以挑槽銀絲鑲嵌銅觀音像最為傑出。石叟一生身世神秘，後人對他的背景一無所知，史藉亦沒有記載他的生平點滴。

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時大彬生平、作品風格與真偽 - Soto Asian Art 禪藏

時大彬，別名少山，又稱大彬，時彬。江蘇宜興人, 明萬曆至清順治年間人，出身書香門第，是宋朝尚書時彥之裔孫，父親時朋是紫砂壺四大名家之一。時大彬從小跟父親學藝，耳濡目染。時大彬13歲私塾結業後，被供春（紫砂壺始祖）發現時大彬造壺深具潛質，可造之材，後成為供春入室高徒，盡得其傳，當時供春已八十多歲。

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區分石叟作品真偽 - Soto Asian Art 禪藏

石叟挑槽銀絲鑲嵌銅觀音，至今接近四百年, 歲月留痕。觀音像表層產生氧化，出現一層厚厚的皮殼，積澱越厚，包漿越温潤越亮麗。年代越遠，包漿越厚。收藏家認為包漿是財富，是古物年代的見証。偽品靠人為造舊、造假，但包漿不可能造假，所以偽品則乾澀暗啞。

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正品沉香 - Soto Asian Art 禪藏

沉、檀、龍、麝，是世界四大名香。沉香、檀香、龍涎香、麝香，各地香界一致認為“沉香“是四大名香之首。沉香樹遭受電擊、雷劈，風摧，雨潲，傷創處裸露於外，被蟲吸，蟻附，獸啃鼠嚙，沉香樹受盡摧折與苦難，分泌出香液膏脂自療其傷，經過千百年，如此反反覆覆，凝結成晶體物質，這種膏脂就是沉香。

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Natural Nha Trang Vietnamese Black Oil Kynam Agarwood Beads - Soto Asian Art 禪藏 (English)

Throughout history in China, the four renowned aromatic fragrant (世界四大名香) have been written extensively by scholars and collectors. Agarwood, Indian Sandalwood, Ambergris, and Musk, each has its own merits and unique properties.

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天然野生 - 越南芽莊黑油奇楠沉香 - Soto Asian Art 禪藏 (繁體版)

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藏傳佛教 - 噶舉派 - Soto Asian Art 禪藏

噶舉派（藏文བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་པ་，Kagyu）是藏傳佛教的一個派別，承傳至今。噶舉派創立於11 世紀（相當於北宋年間）。藏語“噶”字意指口，“舉”字意為傳，故“噶舉”意思為佛語的口耳傳承。噶舉派特別注重密法的修煉，強調師徒之間以口耳相傳的方法進行。由於祖師馬爾巴、米拉日巴等僧人修法時，常依隨印度瑜珈士之習慣穿着白色僧裙，故此有「白教」之稱。噶舉派是西藏歷史上最早實行「活佛」轉世制度，至今仍延續未斷。

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時大彬三足圓紫砂壼, 明代萬曆年, 晚明時期 - Soto Asian Art 禪藏 (繁體版)

明代萬曆年間（１５７３－１６１９），宜興紫砂壼製作，自始於供春之後，董翰、趙梁、元暢、時朋四大家而起。其後出現三大妙手，當時以時大彬居其首，成就最高。他的入室高徒李仲芳、徐友泉次之。按時大彬為供春的入室高徒，盡得其傳，他的父親就是“四大家” 中的時朋。大彬製壼，不務妍媚，幽雅悅目。壼藝風格適應了明代士大夫階層所追求淡雅超俗的審美情趣。大彬初期多製作大壼。之後聆聽著名學者陳繼儒品茗茶的高論後豁然開竅。便根據當時的人飲茶風尚，改為製作小而扁的壼。時大彬茗壼，小巧玲瓏，古樸雅拙,令觀賞者感到 “妙不可思”，對他發出觀止之嘆。

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Shi Dabin, Yixing clay teapot,Wanli period, Ming dynasty - Soto Asian Art 禪藏 (English)

Yixing teaware by Shi Dabin (時大彬), originate in the county-level in Yixing (宜興市) during the Wanli period of the Ming dynasty (1573 – 1619) in the southern province of China; the city famous for its traditional Yixing clay ware. Only a finite number of Shi Dabin works are displayed in museums and private institutions around the world, which includes The MET, British Museum, and Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware.

佛教符號的表徵 - Soto Asian Art 禪藏

佛教符號的表徵，「卐」僅是符號，不是文字。在數千年前，古印度最古老，最常見的象徵符號之一，梵文意為“太陽、福祉、好運、成功、繁榮”。「卐」符號最初被認為印度教三大神之一，毗濕奴的太陽象徵物，火輪是毗濕奴獨特的髮旋或胸前的徽相。在印度藝術中，佛陀釋迦牟尼是毗濕奴十大化身中的第九化身，他的胸前常有「卐」符號。

古印度最偉大的神祗 , 大神濕婆 - Soto Asian Art 禪藏

印度最重要三位神祇，梵天、毗濕奴與濕婆。梵天負責宇宙的創生與展現，毗濕奴負責保護宇宙，濕婆代表宇宙運作到盡頭時的毀滅與再復歸宇宙的創生與展現。毗濕奴與濕婆後來成為最受印度民眾崇拜的神祇，也是藝術家創作的焦點。

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Gilled Copper Hayagriva, Tibet - Soto Asian Art 禪藏 (English) Brochure

In Tibetan Buddhism, Hayagriva (“having the neck of a horse”, “馬頭金剛明王護法”) is an important deity who originated as a yaksha attendant of Avalokiteśvara. Known as dharmapala, means “Dharma protector or defender”. Practice in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and was widely promoted by Buddhist Bengali religious leader and master, Atīśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna.

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