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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SENGGE GYALTSEN His portrait, slender physique, and robes are like several other
TIBET, 14TH/15TH CENTURY bronzes of Sengge Gyaltsen, including one in the collection of the
The back of the lotus base with a Tibetan inscription, translated: Rubin Museum of Art (HAR 65475), one formerly in the Nyingjei Lam
“Homage to Sengge Gyaltsen!” Collection and sold at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 3 October 2017, lot
Himalayan Art Resources item no.16806 3110, and two others sold at Bonhams, New York, 14 March 2017,
3 1/8 in. (8 cm) high lots 3283 & 3284.

$6,000 - 8,000 Provenance
The Nyingjei Lam Collection
On loan to the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 2013 – 2019
西藏 十四/十五世紀 僧格堅贊銅像

Almost every inch of this miniature bronze has been beautifully chased.
The monastic robes are patterned with rabbits, birds, and deer
enclosed in quatrefoils, surrounded by floral sprays and geometric
grounds. Identified by inscription, Sengge Gyaltsen (14th/15th
century) was a Tibetan Buddhist teacher for the Kadam and Sakya
traditions. Considered by some to be a reincarnation of Dromton
Gyalwa’I Jungne (1005-1064), Sengge Gyaltsen transmitted the
Kalachakra teachings to Khedrup Gelek Pelzang (1385-1438), who
was instrumental in establishing the Gelug order of Tibetan Buddhism
led by the Dalai Lama.

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