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A BRONZE FIGURE OF LOWO
KHENCHEN SONAM LHUNDRUP
(CIRCA 1441-1532)
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base
with his hands held in dharmachakramudra,
dressed in robes incised with foliate patterns and
lantsa characters, the individualized face applied
with cold gold and pigments surmounted by a
textured cap, the front edge and lower rim of
the lotus base incised with inscriptions
5º in. (13.34 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's London, 5 February 1979, lot 67.
The James and Marilynn Asldorf Collection,
Chicago.

An important Sakya scholar from the
kingdom of Mustang, Lowo Khenchen Sonam
Lhundrub traveled widely throughout his
lifetime, and taught at the celebrated Sakya and
Ngor monasteries in Central Tibet. Compare
the ornamentation and iconography with both
a contemporaneous bronze figure of Sonam
Lhundrub sold at Christie’s New York, 21
March 2018, lot 305, and a contemporaneous
portrait of the same illustrated on Himalayan
Art Resources, item no. 66792.

The inscription on the top of the lotus base
reads: Homage to Jamyang Sönam Lhündrup!
The bronze is further inscribed: The Sakya
monk Tsün[drü] Zang[po] commissioned [this
image] in order to repay [his] father’s and mother’s
kindness. May they always be cherished in all
lifetimes! Mangalam!

Special thanks to Dr Yannick Laurent for his
assistance with this lot.

西藏 十六世紀 銅索南倫珠坐像
來源:
倫敦蘇富比，1979年2月5日，拍品編號67。
詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮·阿爾斯多夫珍藏，芝加哥。

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