Chandra L. Reedy is an assistant professor in the Art Conservation Program of the University of Delaware and coordinator of it new Ph.D. program in art conservation research. She was previously employed as a scientist at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Conservation Center. She received her graduate training at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she received her Ph.D. from the interdisciplinary Archaeology Program with specializations in materials analysis of art and archaeological objects and in the South Asian region. She has one fieldwork in north India and maintains research interests in the history of Tibetan art, material culture, and religion. Address: Art Conservation Department, University of Delaware, 303 Old College, Newark, Del. 19716.
摘要
Tibetan Buddhist and Bon-pö statues are consecrated before being used for worship. During the ceremony, objects are often sealed inside hollow-cast pieces. Many types of objects have been found when statues were opened for museum study. Although statue contents comprise an interesting range of items, they were only rarely found to contain information relevant to the date or place of manufacture of a piece. Much time and expense are generally required to fully analyze and conserve the removed contents. A survey of Tibetan religious teachers revealed strong opinions that opening a statue is a desecration that cannot really be rectified. The conclusion of this research is that the data obtained from removing and studying statue contents are not useful enough to justify further statue openings.
目次
1. Introduction 13 2. Consecration 13 3. Opening of Statues at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art 15 3.1 Background 15 3.2 Materials and Methods 16 3.3 Mode of Insertion 16 3.4 Results 18 Contents of a West Tibetan Buddha Shākyamuni 19 Contents of a Kashmiri-Style Avalokiteshvara Image 21 Pieces Opened Outside of the Provenance Study 21 Study by X-ray Radiography and Surface Examination 27 3.5 Discussion 27 4. Survey of Tibetan Practitioners 29 4.1 Materials and Methods 29 4.2 Results 30 4.3 Discussion 32 5. Conclusions 32 Acknowledgement 33 References 33
