Property from a New York Private Collection
An inscribed copper alloy figure of Cohje Lorepa, Tibet, 14th century
Auction Closed
March 21, 04:25 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
An inscribed copper alloy figure of Cohje Lorepa
Tibet, 14th century
inscribed 'Lorepa'
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13844.
HAR編號13844
Height 3½ in., 8.9 cm
Canadian Private Collection.
This finely cast copper alloy portrait depicts Lorepa Wanchuk Tsondru (1187-1250), the Drukpa Kagyu lama who was a disciple of the First Gyalwang Drukpa, and later founded Tharpaling in Bhutan. He was known as Lorepa, the cotton-clad yogi of the Lo clan.
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