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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SENGGE GYALTSEN
TIBET, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

23 September 2020, 15:00 EDT
New York

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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SENGGE GYALTSEN

TIBET, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
The back of the lotus base with a Tibetan inscription, translated: "Homage to Sengge Gyaltsen!"
Himalayan Art Resources item no.16806
3 1/8 in. (8 cm) high

Footnotes

西藏 十四/十五世紀 僧格堅贊銅像

Almost every inch of this miniature bronze has been beautifully chased. The monastic robes are patterned with rabbits, birds, and deer enclosed in quatrefoils, surrounded by floral sprays and geometric grounds. Identified by inscription, Sengge Gyaltsen (14th/15th century) was a Tibetan Buddhist teacher for the Kadam and Sakya traditions. Considered by some to be a reincarnation of Dromton Gyalwa'I Jungne (1005-1064), Sengge Gyaltsen transmitted the Kalachakra teachings to Khedrup Gelek Pelzang (1385-1438), who was instrumental in establishing the Gelug order of Tibetan Buddhism led by the Dalai Lama.

His portrait, slender physique, and robes are like several other bronzes of Sengge Gyaltsen, including one in the collection of the Rubin Museum of Art (HAR 65475), one formerly in the Nyingjei Lam Collection and sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 3 October 2017, lot 3110, and two others sold at Bonhams, New York, 14 March 2017, lots 3283 & 3284.

Provenance
The Nyingjei Lam Collection
On loan to the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 2013 – 2019

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