Lot Essay
Tsong Kapa (1357-1419) reformed the Red Hat sect, founded in 1040 A.D., and founded the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism, and is regarded by his followers as an incarnation of Manjusri
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A VERY RARE DATED SINO-TIBETAN LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF TSONG KAPA
DATED KANGXI GENGSHEN YEAR, FOURTH MONTH, EIGHTH DAY, CORRESPONDING TO 1680 AND OF THE PERIOD
The figure seated atop an elaborate beaded double-lotus stand with legs in dhyanasana, his hands in dharmacakramudra, with robes with beaded hems overlapping at the chest and falling in thin folds over his waist and legs, the face with a benign expression below a pointed flapped cap with foliate elements issuing from the cord held in his hands, extensive gilding and fine detail on the face remain, the base encircled by a band of lanca and Chinese script the reverse dated, the figure identified as Bao Jian lama, the reincarnation of Wenshushili Pusa or Manjusri (minor losses to base, several fingers restuck)--30 1/2 in. (77.5cm.) high
DATED KANGXI GENGSHEN YEAR, FOURTH MONTH, EIGHTH DAY, CORRESPONDING TO 1680 AND OF THE PERIOD
The figure seated atop an elaborate beaded double-lotus stand with legs in dhyanasana, his hands in dharmacakramudra, with robes with beaded hems overlapping at the chest and falling in thin folds over his waist and legs, the face with a benign expression below a pointed flapped cap with foliate elements issuing from the cord held in his hands, extensive gilding and fine detail on the face remain, the base encircled by a band of lanca and Chinese script the reverse dated, the figure identified as Bao Jian lama, the reincarnation of Wenshushili Pusa or Manjusri (minor losses to base, several fingers restuck)--30 1/2 in. (77.5cm.) high