Lot 30

GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA




Auction: 16 March 2022 from 10:00 GMT
£1,125
Description
銅鎏金喇嘛座像
cast seated on a double lotus throne, his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, left in dhyana mudra, he wears an elaborate robe wrapped around the body and covering his folded legs, the hem incised with details, his face with a pensive expression and a subtle smile flanked by two pendulous ears, the base sealed with a plaque carved with a double dorje
Dimensions
16.7cm high; 2.19kg
Footnote
Note: The figure is possibly depicting the First Panchen Lama, Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen Pelzangpo. A comparable gilt-bronze Panchen Lama, was sold in 'Portraits of the Masters', Bonhams New York, 14 March 2017, lot 3293. The two share similar facial features, hand gestures, robes, and pointed lotus petals



