A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A TAKLUNG LAMA
TIBET, 14TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no.16865 14 cm (5 1/2 in.) high
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銅鎏金達隆喇嘛像西藏 十四世紀Founded in 1180 by Taklung Thangpa Tashi Pal (1142-1210), Taklung Kagyu is one of the four main lineages of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Sculptural portraits of Taklung teachers often share a rounded frame, enveloped by a heavy meditation cloak that barely cover their shoulders and hand with rounded pleats. Compare with two other examples of Taklung teachers (HAR 24163 and 70645). Provenance Private Swiss Collection, acquired in Stuttgart, 2008