A SINO-TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF A LAMA

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A SINO-TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF A LAMA
SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

Shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus throne, the hands held in dharmacakramudra holding the stems of two lotus flowers supporting a khadga and a pustaka at shoulder height, wearing monastic robes incised with foliate motifs on the borders, with traces of red and black pigment on the head
9in. (22.9cm.) high

Lot Essay

A smaller figure, described as Zongkaba (Tsong-kha-pa), dated to the 17th/18th century, was included in the exhibition, Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Chang Foundation, Taipei, 1993, Catalogue, p. 128, no. 57