Title

Gilt brass Padmasambhava holding attributes, Tibet, 16th-17th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Gilt brass Padmasambhava holding attributes, Tibet, 16th-17th century. A gilt brass figure of Padmasambhava, sometimes known as the Guru Rinpoche, the founder of the Red Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism. He is shown sitting with his legs folded with soles facing up. His left hand is at rest holding a skull cup, the other hand is raised and holding a vajra. He wears a formal hat pleated at the back, his hair is in a top knot and crescent moon. The robes have squares with elaborately decorated borders ballooning at the hips. Three long strands of hair emerge from the hat, one hanging down the back and the other strands on each shoulder. The Guru Rinpoche was an 8th century Indian Buddhist teacher who brought Buddhism to Bhutan and founded the Red Hat sect in Tibet. He was one of the most popular subjects for Tibetan religious art.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1500

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_480

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (673,3Kb) / 7,3in x 9,6in / 2193 x 2867 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men India religious Indian country religion Buddhism figure guy monk monks color colour guru location century figurine Tibet Tibetan artefact artifact 17th century 16th century sixteenth century Tibetan Buddhism seventeenth century Museum of East Asian Art founder Hindoostan lama Red Hat sect TGN Guru Rinpoche object sculpture Unknown Guru brass Rinpoche Padmasambhava brass sculpture object