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A SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRASS FIGURE OF
BODONG PANCHEN CHOGLE NAMGYEL
THE FOUNDER OF THE BODONG ORDER TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
BODONG PANCHEN CHOGLE NAMGYEL
THE FOUNDER OF THE BODONG ORDER
5 October 2020, 17:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceHK$240,000 - HK$400,000
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A SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRASS FIGURE OF
BODONG PANCHEN CHOGLE NAMGYEL
THE FOUNDER OF THE BODONG ORDER
BODONG PANCHEN CHOGLE NAMGYEL
THE FOUNDER OF THE BODONG ORDER
TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
The back of the base with a Tibetan inscription.
15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.) high
The back of the base with a Tibetan inscription.
15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.) high
Footnotes
錯銀錯紅銅博東初祖 博東班禪卻列南嘉銅像
西藏 十五/十六世紀
Tibetan inscription
༄། རྗེ་བཙུན་ཨ་བྷ་ཡ་ཀིར་ཏི་ལ་ན་མོ།།
Transliteration
[1] § | rje btsun a bha ya kir ti la na mo | |
Translation
Homage to the Venerable Abhayakirti.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.16859
treasuryoflives.org biography no.P2627
BDRC Resource ID P2627
Bodong Panchen Chogle Namgyel (1375-1451), the famed polymath, has been depicted with confident demeanor. He is wrapped in a sumptuous meditation cloak engraved with blooming foliage and curling cloud modules intermingled with the ashtamangala (Eight Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism). Copper and silver inlay draw attention to his eyes, lips, and fetching sideburns. A short crop of silver hair is revealed beneath his pointed pandita hat, at the front and back—a testament to the artist's attention to detail. The lama sits above an unusual waisted pedestal with a single row of lotus petals completed in the round that reflect against the smooth, polished surface above.
The inscription's honorific, sanskritzed epithet, 'Abhayakirti' translates to the Tibetan name Jikme Drakpa. Though the name can be attributed to several masters throughout the ages, Bodong Panchen is clearly recognized by his signature coiffure, as well as the highly decorative treatment of his robes which are a common feature among portraits sculptures of the Bodong order (see HAR set no.2235).
Published
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey : Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, New York, 1997, pp.225 & 341, no.301.
Provenance
James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection
On loan to the Art Institute of Chicago 1997-2011
Christie's New York, 22 March 2011, lot 26