manuscript cover polychrome wood Tibet

The finely carved and gilded upper manuscript cover depicting Bhaishajyaguru seated in vajraparyankasana on a lion throne, backed with a prabhamandala and supported by nagarajas, with thrones either side, Amitabha to the left and Maitreya to the right, set in a foliate background with animals and Buddhas, within borders of petals and foliage, one end carved with a kirtimukha mask, the back painted with a repeated geometric design.

Kass Collection, Toronto

Gyantse Monastery, 1904, Younghusband Expedition

 

The gilding rubbed in places, with two small chips in the chest revealing the metal beneath. The right foot has a crack at the heel. Accretion on the pedestal from unction used in worship and a section broken from the bottom edge at the front. A modern pin attaches the feet to the pedestal. Two attachment loops at the back of the pedestal to hold the handle of a parasol, separately cast, now missing. The flame finial for the top of the head original. No visible signs of restoration.
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