A POLYCHROMED BLACK STONE FIGURE OF A GELUG LAMATIBET, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.16723
12 cm (4 3/4 in) high注脚A heavy stone has been finely carved into a lama wearing a thick mediation cloak over his robes that bunches across his back. With the right hand resting on his leg and the left holding a sutra, his posture is common among Gelug portraits, especially the Fifth Dalai Lama (e.g., HAR 71167). Gelug lamas also don the yellow pandita hat, which is worn here in unusual manner, lying flat on his head with lappets falling back. The arrangement is commonly reserved for high translators (lotsawas). Compare a portrait of Chokyi Palsang and another unidentified portrait with a similar face both formerly of the Halpert Collection (Rochell, Faces of Tibet, New York, 2003, nos.41 & 48). Also, see a polychromed stone figure of Milarepa in the Rubin Museum of Art (HAR 700037).

Provenance
Private South African Collection


彩繪黑石格魯派喇嘛像
西藏，約十六世紀
喜馬拉雅藝術資源網16723號
高12釐米（4 3/4英吋）

80,000-120,000港幣

此喇嘛像以一塊沉重的黑石精雕細刻而成。喇嘛內著僧袍、外披厚實的禪修袍，結於後背。其右手安放於腿上，左手持經卷，為格魯派造像之常見姿勢，尤常見於五世達賴喇嘛像（例如喜馬拉雅藝術資源網71167號）。格魯派喇嘛常戴黃色班智達帽，而此處僧帽的長帶懸於腦後，戴法罕見。這種僧帽更常由高級譯師配戴。其面容特徵可與Halpet舊藏中的一尊卻吉帕桑像及另一尊身份未知的造像相比較（Rochell，《Faces of Tibet》，紐約，2003年，編號41及48）。另參見魯賓藝術博物館收藏的彩繪密勒日巴石像（喜馬拉雅藝術資源網編號700037）。

來源
南非私人珍藏