IVERY CARVING DEPICTING THE LIFE OF BUDDHA

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

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　　这件雕刻以释迦牟尼生平作为线索，生动地刻画出释迦牟尼诞生，出游四门。逾城出家降魔、说法、直至涅般的边续情景。突出了释迦牟尼降服妖魔而成佛的场景。降魔变中的释迦牟尼结跏跌坐，着右袒式袈裟，左手脐前托钵，右手作降魔印 。神态安详，端坐于菩提树下，将魔王派来的美女变成了丑陋的妇人。每一个场景都是这样有选择地表现了故事情节，因此能够在一块不大的象牙上，将释迦牟尼一生的主要事件表现出来。

　　THIS PIECE IS VIVIDLY CARVED TO DEPICT THE LIFE OF SAKYMUNI FROM HIS BIRTH ，ASCERIC PRACTICE，BECOMING A MONK ，VANQUISHING DEMONS ，HIS BUDDHIST PREACHING AND FINALLY HIS NIRVANA 。THE MAIN SCENE DEPICTS HOW SAKYAMUNI VANQUISHED DEMONS THE BUDDHA IS SEATED CROSS-LEGGED IN THE MONASTIC RODE WITH THE RIGHT SHOULDER BARE ，THE LEFT HAND IS HOLDING AN ELM AND THE RIGHT HAND IS VANQUISHING THE DEMOUS 。WITH A CALM AND SERENCE ESPRESSION ，THE BUDDHA ，SITTING UNDER A BODHI TREE ，IS TURNING THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS SENT BY YAMA INTO UGLY WOMEN ，EVERY SCENCE IS WELL ORGANIZED ，SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO DEPICT THE LIFE OF BUDDHA ON SUCH A SMALL SIZED PIECE OF IVORY 。THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING PIECE INTRODUCED FROM THE INLAND IN THE QING DYNASTY