
Mark Rasmussen
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西藏 約十四世紀 銅錯銀噶舉喇嘛像
Its surface rubbed smooth from sustained propitiation, this small figure must have been treasured dearly as a personal icon. Clad in distinctive Kagyu robes, the lama's eyes are inlaid with silver, suggesting his spiritual attainment. Compare a miniature portrait of Phagmodrupa sold at Bonhams, New York, 14 March 2017, lot 3232.
Published
David Weldon and Jane Casey Singer, The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet: Buddhist Art in the Nyingjei Lam Collection, London, 1999, p.130, fig.46.
Exhibited
The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet: Buddhist Art in the Nyingjei Lam Collection, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 6 October – 30 December 1999.
Stable as a Mountain: Gurus in Himalayan Art, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 13 March – 13 July 2009.
Casting the Divine: Sculptures of the Nyingjei Lam Collection, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 2 March 2012 – 11 February 2013.
Provenance
The Nyingjei Lam Collection
On loan to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1996 – 2005
On loan to the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 2005 – 2019