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A Tibetan bronze seated figure of a Geluapa Lama, possibly and…
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Melbourne
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29-Aug-2017
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A Tibetan bronze seated figure of a Geluapa Lama, possibly and emanation of Tzongkhapa, circa 18th century, seated on a lotus throne with his right eye in the customary downcast position, while his left stares straight ahead as if blind, with a pronounced smile,a sword and book (pustaka) borne on a lotus flower to either of his shoulder Tzongkhapa - the founder of the Gelugpa, or reformed Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism - himself an emanation of Manjusri, the god of wisdom, 14.5 cm high
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Unclassified