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A TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF MCHEN.LDAN.DAG.DBAN.GRAGS.PA
16TH CENTURY
The fifth Kar.ma.pa is seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra, the left resting on his lap and holding the kapala, wearing various garments, partly engraved with scrolling flowers, his face with serene expression, moustache and beard, elongated earlobes and specific five leaf hat, the reverse with inscription in dBu.can script giving his name, unsealed--5in. (12.8cm.) high
16TH CENTURY
The fifth Kar.ma.pa is seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra, the left resting on his lap and holding the kapala, wearing various garments, partly engraved with scrolling flowers, his face with serene expression, moustache and beard, elongated earlobes and specific five leaf hat, the reverse with inscription in dBu.can script giving his name, unsealed--5in. (12.8cm.) high