A GILT-BRONZE OF TSONGKHAPA, QIANLONG PERIOD

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TSONGKHAPA, QIANLONG PERIOD
China, 1735-1796. Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus plinth with beaded upper edge, hands held in dharmachakramudra the gesture of teaching, each holding the long stem of a stylized lotus that rises towards the shoulders, crowned with a peaked hat and dressed in elaborately chased robes.

Provenance: From an English private estate.
Condition: Fine condition with some old wear to gilding, traces of use, both lotus blossoms and one stem lost, the base plate present but slightly warped, few minuscule dents.

Weight: 350.3 g
Dimensions: Height 10.3 cm

Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) is a revered Tibetan religious philosopher, and a central figure of the Gelugpa sect that ruled Tibet until the middle of the 20th century. According to tradition, he is an emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjusri.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bronze of 13 cm at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 19 March 2013 - 20 March 2013, lot 352, sold for USD $22,500.

鎏金宗喀巴，乾隆
中國，1735-1796。宗喀巴結跏趺坐坐在雙層蓮花座上，精心飾有串珠。宗喀巴雙手施説法印，以示教的姿態，手中握著蓮花長莖，頭上尖頂的帽子。

來源：英國私人遺產
品相：品相良好，鎏金上一些老磨損，使用痕跡，兩個蓮花花朵和一個蓮蓬已遺失。地板稍微彎曲，几乎沒有凹痕。

重量：350.3 克
尺寸：高10.3 厘米