A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TSONGKHAPA, 17TH-18TH CENTURYTibetan-Chinese. The heavily cast figure weighs over 6 kilograms and is applied overall with a fine gilding. Seated in dhyanasana on a sealed double-lotus base, the hands held in dharmachakra mudra. He is wearing loose-fitting monastic robes cascading in voluminous folds and neatly incised at the hems with foliate designs as well as a pandita hat with the lappets hanging over the shoulders. His serene face with heavy-lidded eyes below gently arched brows and full lips forming a calm smile. The seal plate finely incised with a double vajra.Provenance: From a private collection in Paris, France.Condition: Very good condition with some wear to gilt, minor casting irregularities, few minuscule nicks here and there, occasional light scratches. Fine, naturally grown patina overall. Sealed.Weight: 6,058 gDimensions: Height 30.8 cmTsongkhapa (1357-1419) is widely regarded in Tibet as a second Buddha and the main teacher of the first Dalai Lama, Gendun Drub (1391-1474). An eminent scholar, he reformed the old Kadampa sect, creating the new Gelugpa sect (Yellow Hat), and is the founder of the monasteries Ganden, Drepung, and Sera. He is revered as an emanation of the Buddhist god of wisdom, Manjushri. Although the present bronze image lacks his attributes of the sword and the book, he is clearly recognizable by the pronounced facial features, for which Tsongkhapa was also known.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s Paris, 7 December 2007, lot 367Price: EUR 31,450 or approx.EUR 40,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gilt-bronze figure of Tsongkhapa, Tibeto-Chinese, 17th/18th centuryExpert remark: Note the similar size (30 cm) and the missing base.十七至十八世紀大型銅鎏金宗喀巴像漢藏。宗喀巴佛像，重達6公斤，通身鎏金，寶相莊嚴。坐於蓮花座上，當胸結說法印；佛像頭戴黃色通人冠，雙目緊閉，面相飽滿而略帶微笑，身披法衣。蓮座底部雙金剛杵密封。