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A POLYCHROMED CLAY FIGURE OF ZHABDRUNG NGAWANG NAMGYAL
BHUTAN, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no.16917 8 in. (20.3 cm) high
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不丹 約十八世紀 彩繪泥塑夏仲阿旺朗傑像This charismatic portrait is naturalistically modelled and finely painted with gold decorating the cushion, robe, and hat with auspicious symbols. Recognized by his distinctive long beard and the large, fan-shaped hat worn by the Drugpa Kagyu order, this figure commemorates Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594-1651), a spiritual and political leader who established the Drugpa Kagyu in Bhutan in 1616 and unified the country in 1634. His identifying features are shared by a thangka in the Tango Buddhist Institute, Bhutan (Bartholomew & Johnston (eds.), The Dragon's Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan, Chicago, 2008, pp.338-9, no.85), another polychromed wood figure with similar high cheekbones (ibid., pp.336-7, no.84), and a later thangka in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (HAR 54387). Also see Christie's, New York, 20 March 2012, lot 139, and HAR 33822. Provenance Private Collection, California, acquired mid-1980s