A Tibetan fire-gilt bronze repoussé plaquette with a Lama. Early 19th century
A Tibetan fire-gilt bronze repoussé plaquette with a Lama. Early 19th century
Enthroned on a large cushion seat, with a mandorla of rays and clouds in his back, next to him a large vessel. His hands on his lap, holding a book. He wears the Pandita hat, which is folded flat to the front, and a robe that leaves a part of his upper body uncovered. His facial expression radiates tranquility. Rests of red pigment.
34.7 x 30 cm
The figure probably depicts the Indian scholar Shakyaprabha and belongs to the group of revered teachers known in Tibet as "The Six Ornaments and Two Excellent Ones of the Southern Continent".
西藏 十九世紀初
銅鎏金喇嘛像掛片
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Compare iconography on the thangka of a lama in: Himalayan Art Resources Nr. 55675
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A Tibetan fire-gilt bronze repoussé plaquette with a Lama. Early 19th century
Enthroned on a large cushion seat, with a mandorla of rays and clouds in his back, next to him a large vessel. His hands on his lap, holding a book. He wears the Pandita hat, which is folded flat to the front, and a robe that leaves a part of his upper body uncovered. His facial expression radiates tranquility. Rests of red pigment.
34.7 x 30 cm
The figure probably depicts the Indian scholar Shakyaprabha and belongs to the group of revered teachers known in Tibet as "The Six Ornaments and Two Excellent Ones of the Southern Continent".
西藏 十九世紀初
銅鎏金喇嘛像掛片
Literature
Compare iconography on the thangka of a lama in: Himalayan Art Resources Nr. 55675