A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF THE THIRD KARMAPA, RANGJUNG DORJE
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no.16870 treasuryoflives.org biography no.9201 BDRC Resource ID P66 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) high
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銅鎏金三世噶瑪巴讓炯多傑像西藏 十六世紀The Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1284–1339), whose name means "Self-Arisen Vajra" was among the most influential of the seventeen Karmapas throughout history. He was a renowned polymath who mastered a wide range of subjects, including medicine and astrology. He built monasteries and was advisor to the Yuan court, overseeing the enthronement of the last Yuan Emperor, Toghan Temur (1333-70). Rangjung Dorje is recognized by his black Karmapa hat and the placement of his hands resting on the knees in meditation. The Second Karmapa is also depicted with this posture, but has a goatee. The reverse of Rangjung Dorje's robe has tight vertical folds, which are a common stylistic feature of Karma?Kagyu portraits. Compare his physiognomy, hand gestures, and robes with a gilt bronze figure created in at Palpung Monastery and identified by inscription as the Third Karmapa (Zhongguo Zangchuan Fojiao Jintong Zaoxiang Yishu Xuancui: Zushi, Beijing, 2003, p.52, no.21). Provenance Sotheby's, Paris, 9 June 2010, lot 164