Small bronze cast of Tsongkhapa

 
Small bronze cast of Tsongkhapa
 
Description: Tsongkhapa in lotus position on a lotus base, hands held in dharma chakra mudra, the gesture of teaching. Dressed in an elaborate robe with a peaked hat.
 
Material: Bronze
 
Origin: Uncertain, possibly Tibet
 
Maker: unknown but bears a maker’s mark on the bottom in the form of a four petalled flower
 
Age: Probably first half of 20th century
 
Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 3 cm
 
Condition: Excellent with nice old toning.
 
Stock no: F139
 
Comments:
	
Tsongkhapa (1357 – 1419 AD) was a revered Tibetan religious philosopher and a central figure for the sect that ruled Tibet until the middle of the 20th century. According to tradition, he was an emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjusri.
	
Very sensitively rendered piece for a fairly small item
 
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