Lot Essay
The 2nd Dalai Lama, Gendun Gyatso (1475-1542), was recognized early on as the 1st Dalai Lama’s reincarnation. Very studious, he was known to be particularly modest and virtuous.
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TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SECOND DALAI LAMA
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with beaded rims, his right hand raised in vitarkamudra and his left holding a manuscript in his lap, dressed in voluminous patchwork robes with hems incised in a floral pattern, the face with smiling mouth flanked by prominent ears, the base sealed and incised with a double-vajra
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with beaded rims, his right hand raised in vitarkamudra and his left holding a manuscript in his lap, dressed in voluminous patchwork robes with hems incised in a floral pattern, the face with smiling mouth flanked by prominent ears, the base sealed and incised with a double-vajra
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, London, acquired by 2007
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 23958
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Sandhya Jain-Patel