A SILVER INLAID BRASS FIGURE OF THE THIRD SAKYA THRONE HOLDER SACHEN KUNGA NYINGPO
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY A Tibetan inscription at the front lower edge of the base. 14.7 cm (5 3/4 in.) high
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銅錯銀三世薩迦法王薩欽貢嘎寧波像西藏 十六世紀Tibetan inscription ?? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Transliteration [1] § | rje sa chen la na mo | | bdag sogs se(m)s can tha{(m)s cad} rje{s s}u gzung du gsol | | ( ) anusvāra na ro { } abbreviation Translation Homage to the Lord Sachen. I and others pray for the safeguard of all sentient beings. Himalayan Art Resources item no.16852 treasuryoflives.org biography no.2916 BDRC Resource ID P1615 Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092-1158) is the first of the 'five founding fathers' of the Sakya order (Sakya Jetsun Gongma Nga). He was a prolific leader and doctrinal contributor. Considered an emanation of the Great Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Sachen Kunga Nyingpo is sometimes depicted holding a lotus flower, as in the present sculpture. There remains in his eccentric mustachioed portrait a sense of quiet concentration within the copper and silver inlaid eyes. Born a layman, instead of being clad in monastic robes, Sachen Kunga Nyingpo is depicted wearing a long-sleeved jacket over an undershirt which is secured by a knotted sash around his ribs. He does, however, wear a meditation cloak over his shoulders. Sachen Kunga Nyingpo also has one of the most recognizable faces in Tibetan portraiture, with his faint chin, square jaw, and only a wreath of white hair remaining at the back and sides of his otherwise broad dome. Another closely related example taking similar delight in Nyingpo's portrait as a younger man was sold at Bonhams, New York, 14 March 2017, lot 3258. Provenance Georgia Chrischilles, Brussels, 2008