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STATUE DU SIXIÈME SAKYA TRIDZIN, SAKYA PANDITA KUNGA GYALTSEN, EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ TIBET, XIVE SIÈCLE
14 – 15 June 2022, 14:00 CEST
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STATUE DU SIXIÈME SAKYA TRIDZIN, SAKYA PANDITA KUNGA GYALTSEN, EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ
TIBET, XIVE SIÈCLE
A Tibetan inscription at the back of the lotus base, translated: 'The precious statue [of] the great Sakya Paṇ[ḍita] was commissioned by Gyeltso for the benefit of [his] kind mother and father.'
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4847
13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.) high
A Tibetan inscription at the back of the lotus base, translated: 'The precious statue [of] the great Sakya Paṇ[ḍita] was commissioned by Gyeltso for the benefit of [his] kind mother and father.'
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4847
13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.) high
Footnotes
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF THE SIXTH SAKYA TRIDZIN,
SAKYA PANDITA KUNGA GYALTSEN
TIBET, 14TH CENTURY
西藏 十四世紀 銅鎏金六世薩迦法王 薩迦班智達貢噶堅贊像
Provenance:
With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s
Finely modeled and incised, this bronze depicts Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen (1182-1251), a spiritual ancestor of the Panchen Lama lineage within the Gelug tradition, and a great Tibetan scholar. He is one of the 'five founding fathers' of the Sakya order of Tibetan Buddhism. In 1249, under the Yuan dynasty, he became Viceroy of Tibet. Here, Sakya Pandita is commemorated with the book-and-sword attributes of Manjushri, conveying his perfected wisdom and skillful means, resulting in his attainment of Buddhahood.
Distinctive features of the present bronze, such as the rice-grain motif on the hem of the master's densely patterned robe, the delineation of his finger joints, the use of a red-tinged gilding, and the large-beaded rim around the foot of the base, are also shared by the sculpture of the Khasa Malla kingdom, which ruled parts of Western Nepal and Tibet between the 12th-14th century. They strongly suggest that this sculpture originates from the vicinity of Tibet's southern border, perhaps Mustang (c.f. Lo Bue (ed.), Wonders of Lo: The Artistic Heritage of Mustang, 2010).