A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tsongkhapa, Qing dynasty, modelled seated in dhyanasana on a do

A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tsongkhapa, Qing dynasty, modelled seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, with hands held in dharmachakra mudra and wearing monk's robes, height 15.4cm. Provenance: from the estate of a West Sussex collector, purportedly purchased from C.F. Chen Asian Art Gallery on 17th September 1982. Note: Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was a religious teacher and founder of the Gelugpa School of Tibetan Buddhism and is believed to be an incarnation of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom.