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A SILVER- AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE
FIGURE OF A LAMA, LOWO KHENCHEN
SONAM LHUNDRUP (1441-1525)
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
8º in. (21 cm.) high
$30,000-50,000

PROVENANCE
Sidney E. Cohn collection, by 1976.
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
(PC 76.108), 1976-2016.
Public sale, New York, 23 September 2016.
New York art market.
Acquired by the current owner from the above on
25 October 2016.
LITERATURE
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org),
item no. 24293

This beautiful bronze fgure depicts the great
ffteenth-sixteenth century abbot of Lo Manthang
in Mustang, Lowo Khenchen Sonam Lhundrub. The
inlaid silver eyes and copper lips enliven his serene
expression, and the delicately incised details on
the hat and robes demonstrate the artist’s careful
attention to detail. An extensive inscription encircles
the bottom of the base and translates to:

To the lord Manjushri,
Sonam Lhundrub Legpa’i Jungne Pal Zangpo,
to your stainless lotus feet,
I Sonam Gyaltsen and all beings bow and go for refuge.
With great love and compassion accept us.
Mangalam, may it be auspicious!
Compare with a very similar bronze fgure of Lowo
Khenchen Sonam Lhundrub, which sold at Christie’s
New York on 13 September 2016, lot 218.
西藏 十六世紀 嵌銀與紅銅洛窩堪欽·索郎倫
珠著喇嘛(1441年至1525年）銅像

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