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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTOR
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF NAMPAR GYALWA
(TONPA SHENRAB)
TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
9¡ in. (23.8 cm.) high
$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, New York, 1990s, by repute.
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24628.
The founder of the Bon tradition is depicted here
as Nampar Gyalwa or Completely Victorious, as
described in chapter fifty of the Ziji, the essential
biography of Tonpa Shenrab. The deity was said
to have destroyed demons that had plagued the
construction of a temple built by the mythical king,
Kongtse Trulkyi Gyalpo; the completed temple
was named the White-black Shimmering Temple
and remained as a library devoted to the teachings
of Tonpa Shenrab. Compare the present figure
with a bronze figure of Tonpa Shenrab sold at
Christie's New York, 20 March 2012, lot 103.
724
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTOR
725
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY
4√ in. (12.4 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, New York, 1990s, by repute.
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24629.
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