Title

Gilt bronze monk, Tibet, 18th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Gilt bronze monk, Tibet, 18th century. A gilt bronze portrait figure of a lama, probably Yongs-'dzin Ngag-Dbang Bzang-po of the Kagyu order. The figure is seated in a relaxed pose with his left foot placed above the right. His right hand is placed on his right knee and faces outward with the first and thumb fingers touching. His left hand is placed behind on plinth. The figure wears monastic robes and a coned hat with long side flaps. The plinth is covered with animal skin, the base has a double vajra.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1700

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B74_032

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (482,4Kb) / 7,3in x 9,5in / 2196 x 2857 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature people male man men religious flower flowers plant religion Buddhism guy monk monks color colour meditation century meditating Tibet Tibetan artefact lotus artifact 18th century Eighteenth Century Museum of East Asian Art lama TGN Yongs-'Dzin Ngag-Dbang Bzang-po' object sculpture Unknown bronze bronze sculpture object