十五至十六世紀 西藏銅銘文夏喀熱欽坐像

喜瑪拉雅藝術資源網編號68473

阿什莫林博物館，牛津，1996-2005年借展
《The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet: Buddhist Art in the Nyingjei Lam Collection》，阿什莫林博物館，牛津，1999年10-12月
《Arte Buddhista Tibetana: Dei e Demoni dell’ Himalaya》，Palazzo Bricherasio，都靈，2004年6-9月
魯賓藝術博物館，紐約，2005-2017年借展
《Stable as a Mountain: Gurus in Himalayan Art》，魯賓藝術博物館，紐約，2009年
《Casting the Divine: Sculptures of the Nyingjei Lam Collection》，魯賓藝術博物館，紐約，2012-2013年

David Weldon 及 Jane Casey Singer，《The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet: Buddhist Art in the Nyingje Lam Collection》，倫敦，1999年，圖54
Franco Ricca，《Arte Buddhista Tibetana: Dei e Demoni dell’ Himalaya》，都靈，2004年，圖53

Good overall condition. Minor surface wear and losses to several of the inlaid stones. There are traces of cold gold to the face and neck, and traces of polychrome to the hair. Original baseplate intact.
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This charming ungilt bronze figure depicts a lama identified by a verso inscription as Sharka Rechen. This may refer to a fifteenth or sixteenth century figure in the Kagyu lineage also known as Sharka Rechen, the name of whom is preserved in the oral history of Chakrasamvara or Damchog Nyengyu, but of whose life little is known. 

Great attention to detail is paid in this remarkable portrait, including the mirthful expression, the short curly locks, the beautifully embellished details on the outer hem of the inner and outer robes and the meditation belt, and the personal accoutrements such as the inlaid-stone jewellery and mala or rosaries worn around the wrists.