Lot Essay
The Black Crown and characteristic goatee help to identify this figure as the Second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi (1206-1283).
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TIBET, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Details
A copper-inlaid figure of the Second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi
Tibet, circa 14th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with both hands resting on the knees, clad in heavy robes with copper-inlaid hems, the face with small goatee, bow-shaped mouth, elongated eyes and gently arching brows, surmounted by a pointed cap
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
Tibet, circa 14th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with both hands resting on the knees, clad in heavy robes with copper-inlaid hems, the face with small goatee, bow-shaped mouth, elongated eyes and gently arching brows, surmounted by a pointed cap
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, acquired from Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, 15 March 1988, lot 63
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