神庙支架上的提婆站在隐士圣人身上 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	神庙支架上的提婆站在隐士圣人身上
品名（英）	Temple Bracket with a Devata Standing on a Hermit Sage
入馆年号	1988年，1988.148.2
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1200 - 公元 1299
创作地区
分类	木工制品（Woodwork）
尺寸	高 38 7/8 英寸 (98.7 厘米)
介绍（中）	南亚寺庙通常被认为是上帝的宇宙山居，其外部经常居住着大量的辅助神，包括自然神。加德满都山谷中高耸的多层木制寺庙就是这种类型的。它们的根部由悬臂式屋顶支柱支撑，支柱上通常雕刻着站在雄性侏儒雕像背上的美丽天女雕像。这些体型可以追溯到牦牛和牦牛，这是古代印度丰富的化身。雌性人物（牦牛）经常与树木联系在一起，人们认为它们的触摸会使它们开花这座寺庙的支柱上雕刻着一个站在隐士圣人身上的德瓦塔。这位隐士圣人坐在一块风格化的岩石上，岩石上长着一棵开花的树。德瓦塔以一种不同寻常的姿势站立，左脚保持在臀部中部，右手拿着一条带子。使用背带似乎表明她正在练习瑜伽姿势这是早期尼泊尔木雕的一个特别好的例子。人物的体积和姿势都很漂亮，表面装饰也很巧妙。艺术家将雕塑下部三分之一的棱角形状与上部更为曲线和感性的形状并置，尤其令人愉悦和富有创意。
介绍（英）	South Asian temples were often conceived as the cosmic mountain abode of a god, and their exterior frequently inhabited by a profusion of auxiliary deities, including nature spirits. The lofty, multitiered wooden temples of the Kathmandu valley are of this type. Their roots are supported by cantilevered roof struts typically carved with figures of beautiful celestial maidens standing on the backs of male dwarf figures. These figure types hark back to yakshas and yakshis, ancient Indian incarnations of abundance. The female figures (yakshis) were often associated with trees, and their touch was believed to bring them into flower. This temple strut is carved with a devata standing on a hermit sage. The hermit sage is seated on a stylized rock from which grows a flowering tree. The devata stands in an unusual pose, with left foot held at mid-hip level aided by a strap held in her right hand. The use of a strap seems to indicate that she is practicing a yogic posture. This is a particularly fine example of early Nepalese wood carving. The volumes and poses of the figures are beautifully realized and the surface decorations skillfully rendered. The artist's juxtaposition of the angular forms of the lower third of the sculpture with the more curvilinear and sensuous forms of the upper parts is especially pleasing and inventive.