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3237 The lama wears the telltale broad hats associated with a number of
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE A DRUKPA OR DRIGUNG orders that arose from the initial followers of Pagmodrupa. Rather than
KAYGU LAMA a double lotus base around the foot of the bronze, he is also seated
TIBET, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY on a plinth typical of the production under these orders between the
Himalayan Art Resources item no.2271 13th and 15th centuries, seen for instance at Densatil. Also compare
6 5/8 in. (16.7 cm) high a charismatic portrait of Padmasambhava in the collection of Philip
Adams at Bonhams, New York, 13 March 2017, lot 3086.
US$15,000 - 20,000
Published
西藏 約十四世紀 銅鎏金竹巴或直貢噶舉喇嘛像 Portraits of the Masters, pp.195-6, no.47.
Published & Exhibited
Monasterios y Lamas del Tibet, p.172, no.120.
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