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28 PROVENANCE:
A SILVER- AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985
Seated in dhyanasana on a cushion over a throne, wearing a vest PUBLISHED:
with silver and copper inlay at the neckline beneath thick robes
with an allover foral pattern and further copper-inlaid letters on the Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24041
verso, the face with fnely cast silver eyes and copper lips beneath
a lama hat with long lappets, also inlaid with copper, fanked by The inscription translates to:
two lotuses carrying the book and sword, the throne with lions, Having vast knowledge of scriptures,
elephants and attendants at front and an extensive inscription in the rhythm of the four virtues make all the sentient beings rest blissfully,
beautiful hand at verso I prostrate to the feet of the great teacher and pray,
5√ in. (15 cm.) high whose noble cause is to fourish Buddha dharma.
The lineage master who bestow,
$20,000-30,000 the co-emergence of the great bliss of luminosity with clarity and
emptiness,
to samsara, nirvana, one’s mind, dreams and illusions,
May I pray to such master and bless me.
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