TIBET, 14TH/EARLY 15TH CENTURY

Details

A gilt bronze plaque of a Kagyu lama
Tibet, 14th/early 15th century
The lama seated in dhyanasana on a throne supported by leogryphs over a lotus, his hands in dhyana and bhumisparsa mudras, clad in robes with beaded hems, his contemplative face backed by a halo surmounted by Garuda, the round plaque with concentric lines and pointed finial
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high

Provenance

Spink and Son, Ltd., London, by 1995

Literature

Spink, The Mirror of Mind, 1995, back cover

Lot Essay

The concentric arches encircling this unidentified lama represent a rainbow motif unique to the Kagyu Buddhist artistic tradition. For a painted example of this motif, see S. Kossak and J. C. Singer, Sacred Visions, Early Paintings from Central Tibet, 1998, p. 89, cat. no. 17.

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