A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A GELUGPA LAMA
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A GELUGPA LAMA

TIBET, 16TH CENTURY

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A GELUGPA LAMA
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in dharmachakramudra and holding lotus stems rising at both shoulders, clad in heavy flowing robes, the round face with a benign expression, the base sealed and incised with a double-vajra
6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, London, acquired from Christie’s South Kensington, 15 May 2008, lot 374
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24012

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