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3249 With a serene countenance, the Fifth Shamarpa Kongchog Yenlag
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF THE FIFTH SHAMARPA, (1525-83) appears to melt into the lotus base below. Whereas
KONCHOG YENLAG Dinwiddie identified him as the Ninth Karmapa, the clouds on his hat
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY move in the opposite direction, signaling that of a Shamarpa. His
Himalayan Art Resources item no.2266 gesture of teaching and the long-life vase in his lap further distinguish
9 in. (22.7 cm) high him as the Fifth. Compare his close likeness to a portrait thangka
US$50,000 - 80,000 published in Jackson, Patron and Painter: Situ Panchen and the
西藏 十七世紀 銅鎏金五世夏瑪巴昆秋葉拉像 Revival of the Encampment Style, New York, 2009, p.91, fig.5.3.

60 | BONHAMS An important incarnate lineage within the Karma Kagyu, the
Shamarpas educated a young Karmapa and served as regents while
he came of age. Kongchog Yenlag is one of the most important and
well-represented Shamarpas in art. He was a tremendous patron,
building the seat of the Shamar lineage at Yangpachen monastery with
a different painting style in every room.

Published
Portraits of the Masters, pp.170-1, no.32.

Published & Exhibited
Monasterios y Lamas del Tibet, p.183, no.133.