STATUETTE DE TSONGKHAPA EN PLÂTRE POLYCHROME MONGOLIE, VERS LE XXE SIÈCLESTATUETTE DE TSONGKHAPA EN PLÂTRE POLYCHROMEMONGOLIE, VERS LE XXE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205139 15.2 cm (6 in.) high敬請注意，本拍品不設底價A POLYCHROMED PLASTER FIGURE OF TSONGKHAPAMONGOLIA, CIRCA 20TH CENTURY蒙古 約二十世紀 彩繪石膏宗喀巴像This sculpture of Tsongkhapa is the celebrated founder of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. With both hands turning the Wheel of Dharma dharmachakrapravartana mudra, he sits cross-legged on a double lotus base wearing traditional monk's clothing. Compare to Meinert (ed.), Buddha in the Yurt: Buddhist Art from Mongolia, vol. 1, pp. 194-5, no. 94, which share the style of the lotus flowers. Compare two other examples attributed to Mongolia, 20th century, see ibid., pp. 200-1 & 220-1, nos. 97 & 108 with their color scheme and style.