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72 It is most likely that the name ‘Blo.gros.khang.bzang’, invoked
A RARE INSCRIBED GILT COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF at the beginning of the two verses of the inscription, may refer to
TSONGKHAPA Tsongkhapa, whose spiritual name is Lobzang Dragpa (Blo.bzang
Tibet, circa 15th century grags.pa). Compare with a gilt-bronze figure of Tsongkhapa in the
The figure seated in lotus position on a double-lotus base with beaded Nyingje Lam Collection, see J.Casey and D.Weldon, The Sculptural
rims, the hands in dharmachakra mudra each holding a lotus stem, Heritage of Tibet, 1999, p.144, fig.62.
wearing heavy inner and outer patchwork robes incised with floral
scrolls at the hem, the face serene with a meditative expression, The inscription, translated by A.Neven, ibid., pp.124-125, reads as
his hair cropped short, the back inscribed with a lengthy Tibetan follows:
inscription, the base sealed and incised with a double vajra.
15.4cm (6 1/8in) high ‘Deep wisdom arises in the knowledge that the pitfalls (of the illusion)
are destroyed. For the correct conduct we need to rely on the faith
£7,000 - 9,000 CNY68,000 - 87,000 of the universe (?), then fame is spread to the three worlds. This
HK$82,000 - 110,000 venerable Lama deserves a respectful devotion. Knowledge leads
to the celestial world and has possession of the triple gem (Buddha,
西藏約15世紀 赤銅鎏金宗喀巴上師坐像 the Buddha Law and the Community). Choosing the correct action
provides a shining glory and fame to the cardinal, intermediate, nadir
Provenance: the Jeannette Claude Jongen collection of Buddhist Art and zenith districts (The Ten Districts), the Southern Continent where
Buddhism is taught, center of the world according to Indian Buddhist
Published and Illustrated: A.Neven, Etudes D’Art Lamaique et cosmography (India). Let us bow with devotion and purity of the body,
de L’Himalaya, Brussels, 1978, pp.124-125, f. 35 (the catalogue is speech and mind, before this glorious Lama. Be joyous!’
offered as part of the lot).
來源： Jeannette Claude Jongen夫人珍藏佛教藝術品
收錄及出版： A.Neven, Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de L’Himalaya,
布魯塞爾, 1978年, 頁124至125, 圖35 （此拍品將附贈圖錄一冊）
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