A Large Gilt Bronze Figure of a Nyingma Lama

TIBET, 17TH CENTURY

Details

A Large Gilt Bronze Figure of a Nyingma Lama
Tibet, 17th century
Seated in a relaxed posture over two cushions incised with floral vignettes, his right hand lowered in an open-handed gesture and his left in vitarka mudra, with one foot emerging from heavy folded robes, his face slightly tilted and his head covered by the lama's hat
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high

Provenance

Hong Kong art market, before 2000

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Lot Essay

The lama wears a slightly rounded pandita hat and has a kila in his sash, indicating that he may belong to the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. His hand gestures and iconography do not clearly identify him as a known person or particular deity.

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