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Lot 48

A gilt copper alloy figure of a Gelugpa lama
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century

14 September 2015, 14:00 EDT
New York

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A gilt copper alloy figure of a Gelugpa lama

Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Seated on a double-cushion platform, enveloped in his robes and wearing a tall pandita hat, the hierarch holds a sutra and gestures in the manner of explication.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm) high

Footnotes

藏漢 十八世紀 銅鎏金格魯派喇嘛像

A similar 18th-century portrait identified by inscription as the Great Fifth Dalai Lama is published in Gordon, Tibetan Religious Art, New York, 1952, p. 68, no. 66. Another closely related portrait with similar robes, hat, and patch of hair under the bottom lip is in the Hwajeong Museum (Hahn, Art of Tibet, Seoul, 1999, p. 132, no. 103). See another in the Taido Kitamura Collection (Tibetan Sacred Art, Kyoto, 1992 p. 138, S-123).

Referenced:
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33007

Provenance:
Private Californian Collection, acquired before 1960

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