Title

Gilt bronze figure of a deified lama, Tibet, c1700. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Gilt bronze figure of a deified lama, Tibet, c1700. A gilt bronze figure of a deified lama seated in attitude of royal ease (rajalilasana) on a rectangular throne moulded round its base and top (except at the back) with lotus petals. His left hand is holding a kalasa and his right hand is in the karana mudra. His face is treated as a portrait with curly beard, moustache and eyebrows and he has a bald head. The figure is shown wearing a monastic robes and slippers, part of his breast is uncovered. The base is sealed with a plate with an inscribed (but not gilded) double vajra. There is a Tibetan inscription incised at the back and the Chinese numeral '50'.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1700

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B74_265

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,4Mb (577,7Kb) / 7,3in x 9,8in / 2190 x 2930 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men religious religion Buddhist Buddhism figure guy color colour Buddhists century Tibet Tibetan artefact artifact 17th century throne 18th century Eighteenth Century seventeenth century Museum of East Asian Art gilt-bronze lama TGN object Unknown bronze bronze object