Begtse Chen, the main protector of the Geluk order, with a human heart in his raised right hand. Original cold painting.Provenance: A private collection in Riga, Latvia.Condition: Superb condition with good patina, some old wear, one attribute lost. The stand is a later yet antique addition.Weight: 1235.1 grams.Dimensions: Height 17 cm.The deity wears his typical, wrathful armor including a five-scull tiara, a human-head necklace, a pair of fish pendent, a heavenly scarf, and a halo of burning flames.Compare with a closely related Begtse bronze in the collection of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, New York. For a related Begtse bronze, dating to the Qing Dynasty, also depicting the guardian with a human heart in his hand, compare with Sotheby’s New York ‘Asian Art’ sale, March 19th, 2016, lot 1351. 十八世紀青銅紅護法主像蒙古。精美的青銅造像展現了紅護法神,格魯派的重要護法,右手持人心。原始冷繪彩。來源:拉脫維亞里加私人收藏品相:極好,包漿良好,一些舊磨損,些微使用痕跡,輕微物件缺損,底座是後加但仍為古董。重量:1235.1 克尺寸:高 17 厘米