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A SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRASS FIGURE OF The sculpture probably depicts Tsultrim Pelzang, a teacher of Tsarchen
TSULTRIM PELZANG Losal Gyatso (1502-1566/7), living in the 15th and 16th centuries
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY (BDRC ID P0RK1617). Unfortunately, little is thus-far known about him,
The base’s foot has a two-line Tibetan inscription, translated: or other Sakya lamas of the period with the same name. The sculpture
‘Om svasti. I, Konchok Tsultrim, [along with my] father, mother, is cast in a classic, non-gilded 15th-/16th-century style used by the
children, and relatives prostrate to and take refuge in the Dharma Sakya Order in Tsang, Central Tibet. A related example is published in
master Tsultrim Pelzang. We pray to be accepted [as disciples] out of von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Vol.II, Hong Kong, 2001,

[his] great kindness. May all sentient beings, starting with my parents, p.1193, no.323C. The attributes of Manjushri—the wisdom sword
quickly attain Buddhahood. Maṅgalaṃ.’ and the sutra—flower by the lama’s shoulders, likening him to the
Himalayan Art Resources item no.16897 Bodhisattva of Wisdom. They bloom from lotus stems, which the artist
22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.) high has depicted extending from the base, rather than lama’s hands. See
a Tsang portrait of Sakya Pandita also with this feature in the Museum
HKD120,000 - 160,000 der Kulturen (Essen & Thingo, Die Gotter des Himalaya, Munich, 1989,
p.123, no.I-73).

西藏 十六世紀 錯銀錯紅銅楚臣巴藏銅像 Provenance
Rudra Oriental Antiques, Bloomington, Indiana, 1974
Private Collection, Bloomington, Indiana

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