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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHINGJACHEN This gilt-bronze depicts the worldly protector King Pehar in his dark
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY blue, ‘Quality’ aspect, recognizable both by his wide-brimmed hat
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4722 together with the battle axe and lasso that he brandishes in his arms.
19 cm (7 1/2 in.) high Belonging to the Five Pehar Gyalpo Kunga (Kings) of the Terma
(Treasure) Nyingma lineage of the Tibetan Buddhism, Pehar is its
HKD45,000 - 65,000 principal deity representing the personified forms of body, speech,
mind, quality, and activity.
清 十八世紀 銅鎏金白哈爾王像
Compare with two closely related figures of Damchen Garwai Nakpo
(HAR 12102 & HAR 20831) and a six-armed image of Pehar riding a
lion sold at Christie’s, New York, 16 September 2008, lot 258.
Provenance
Private New England Collection, acquired in the 1970s
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