A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF TANGTON GYALPO


TIBET, CIRCA 16TH CENTURYHimalayan Art Resources item no.61736 9 cm (3 1/2 in.) high
|Easily recognized by his great locks and facial hair, Tangtong Gyalpo Tsondru Zangpo (c.1385-1464) is one of the most distinctive figures in Tibetan history. The artist has cast him with a vase of medicine in his lap and a few links of an iron chain in his right hand, evoking Tangton Gyalpo's legacy as both a great healer and engineer. Provenance Benny Rustenburg, Hong Kong, 2004 Private European Collection銅鎏金唐東嘉波像 西藏，約十六世紀 喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61736號 高9釐米（3 1/2英吋） 100,000-150,000港元 此人長髮厚須，特徵明顯，無疑為鐵橋活佛唐東嘉波（約1385-1464年），藏族歷史上最具有特色的人物之一。唐東嘉波左手托藥瓶右手持鐵索的形象代表了其對醫學及建築學的特殊貢獻。 來源 Benny Rustenburg，香港，2004年歐洲私人收藏