A LARGE GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSé FIGURE OF A SAKYA LAMA
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no.61810 65.5 cm (25 3/4 in.) high
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銅鎏金錘揲薩迦喇嘛像西藏 十七世紀The figure is likely a revered Sakya master, indicated by the scale and quality of the sculpture and the type of robe he is wearing. His face is contemplative, yet has an infectious smile as if pleased with what he beholds. His soft and rotund body is wrapped in several layers of richly adorned robes, chased with sophisticated floral and cloud patterns, suggesting fine embroidered silks. His portrait is distinguished by a heart-shaped hairline and large wide ears. Although created with a combination of cast hands and repoussé body, the presentation is seamless and harmonious. Compare a similar treatment of the robes with a closely related repoussé figure of Dragpa Sonampel, formerly in the Portraits of the Masters Collection, sold at Bonhams, New York, 14 March 2017, lot 3261. The present figure's stout form and vessel with an asoka tree branch are also shared by a figure of the Second Dalai Lama in the Museum Rietberg (Uhlig, On the Path to Enlightenment, Zurich, 1995, p.196, no.141).