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SINO-TIBETAN, 18TH CENTURY
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A small gilt bronze figure of Tsong Khapa
Sino-Tibetan, 18th Century
Well cast seated in dhyanasana on a beaded double-lotus base, his hands in the gesture of teaching holding the stems of leafy lotus buds flanking his shoulders, wearing long flowing robes incised with floral scroll borders, his face with downcast eyes and blade-shaped cap, sealed with a base plate incised with a double-vajra
5 in. (13.4 cm.) high
Sino-Tibetan, 18th Century
Well cast seated in dhyanasana on a beaded double-lotus base, his hands in the gesture of teaching holding the stems of leafy lotus buds flanking his shoulders, wearing long flowing robes incised with floral scroll borders, his face with downcast eyes and blade-shaped cap, sealed with a base plate incised with a double-vajra
5 in. (13.4 cm.) high