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A BRASS ALLOY FIGURE OF A SAKYA LAMA
TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.2338
6 1/2 in. (16.4 cm) high
US$20,000 - 30,000
西藏 十五世紀 薩迦喇嘛銅像
The incised articulation of the monastic robes is quite distinctive with
rice grain patterns and large repeated petals forms against stippled
grounds, particularly across his meditation cloak when viewed from
the back. Meanwhile the bronze is heavy and satisfying in the hand,
depicting the lama with an alert and upbeat expression.
Published
Portraits of the Masters, pp.278-9, no.82.
Published & Exhibited
Monasterios y Lamas del Tibet, p.198, no.158.
Provenance
Sotheby’s, New York, 24 September 1997, lot 256
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