| 词条 | Brahma from Mirpur-Khas |
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|image = |name = Brahma from Mirpur Khas |image_caption = Brahma from Mirpur Khas on display in the National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi |material = Bronze/Copper |size = Height: 95 cm Width: 53 cm Depth: 24 cm |writing = |created = |period = c. 5th or 6th century |place = Sindh, Pakistan |location = Pakistan |id = |registration = }} The Brahma from Mirpur Khas is a famous bronze image of the Brahma made in Sindh, in modern Pakistan, dated to the 5th or 6th century, during the Gupta period.[1] It is the earliest known [2] metallic image of Lord Brahma and the only known representative if the school it represents.[3] It has been described as "an immense artistic creation" of the Gupta period.[4] It was found in a field near Mirpur-Khas as first reported by Henry Cousens in 1929.[5][6] Some report it as having been found at Brahmanabad.[7] DescriptionThe four-headed Brahma bronze statue has a height over 3 feet. Lord Brahma is shown standing with two hands, wearing a dhoti and a yajnopavita but without any ornaments.[8]Vasudeva Sharana Agrawala calls it "an exceptionally good specimen of the art of metal-casting in this period".[9] Śrīrāma and Śaṅkara Goyala term is "true memorial of Gupta metalsmith's artistic genius".[10] It is said to the best example of Gupta art in Sindh.[11] The object suggests that Sindh was a major center of metalworking.[12] It used to be at the Karachi Museum, but it is reported that it is no longer there.[13] Comparison with related artBrahma from Mirpur Khas has been widely used by art historians for comparison with other artwork of historical significance.[14] See also
References1. ^Indian Art of the Gupta Age: From Pre-classical Roots to the Emergence of Medieval Trends, Editors Śrīrāma Goyala, Śaṅkara Goyala, Kusumanjali Book World, 2000, p. 85 {{Sindh topics}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Brahma, Mirpur-Khas}}2. ^Essays on Buddhist, Hindu, Jain Iconography & Epigraphy, Gouriswar Bhattacharya, International Centre for Study of Bengal Art, 2000, p. 236 3. ^Early Brass Image of Bodhisattva, J.C. Harle, in South Asian Archaeology 1975: Papers from the Third International Conference of the Association of South Asian Archaeologists in Western Europe Held in Paris,J. E. Van Lohuizen-De Leeuw, BRILL, 1979 p. 134 4. ^Arts of Asia, Volume 4Publisher Arts of Asia, 1974, p. 110, The immense artistic creation of the period was distinguished by the exercise of greater restraint, elegance of form and spiritual expression. 5. ^The Antiquities of Sind: With Historical Outline, Henry Cousens, Bhartiya Publishing House, 1929 - Sindh (Pakistan)p.10 6. ^Sind Quarterly, Volume 8, Contributor Shah Abdul Latif Cultural Society, Publisher Mazhar Yusuf, 1980, p.24 "absolutely magnificent brass image of Brahma (7i) from the neighbourhood of Mirpur Khas". 7. ^Five deities of Panchopasana, G. Bhattacharya, in Studies in Hindu and Buddhist Art edited by P. K. Mishra, p. 199-200 8. ^Indian Costume, Govind Sadashiv Ghurye, Popular Prakashan, 1966, Figure 100. 9. ^Indian Art - Volume 2, Vasudeva Sharana Agrawala, Prithivi Prakashan, 1977, Page 43 10. ^Indian Art of the Gupta Age: From Pre-classical Roots to the Emergence of Medieval Trends, Editors Śrīrāma Goyala, Śaṅkara Goyala, Kusumanjali Book World, 2000, p. 85 11. ^Vakataka - Gupta Age Circa 200-550 A.D., Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, Anant Sadashiv Altekar, Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1967, p. 435 12. ^Objects of Translation: Material Culture and Medieval "Hindu-Muslim" Encounter, Finbarr Barry Flood, Princeton University Press, 2009, p. 50 13. ^Indian Bronzes in the Salar Jung Museum, Salar Jung Museum, D. N. Varma, 1996, Page 2 14. ^South Asian Archaeology 1975: Papers from the Third International Conference of the Association of South Asian Archaeologists in Western Europe Held in Paris, J. E. Van Lohuizen-De LeeuwBRILL, 1979. The image of the Brahma from Mirpur Khas is on the cover. https://books.google.com/books?id=H2GW1PTHQ1YC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false 5 : Pakistani art|Hindu art|Indian sculpture|Sindhi culture|Gupta Empire |
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