Panchen Lama 04 Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662)
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ABS 028
Code: ABS 028
Country: Tibet (central)
Style:
Date: 1650 - 1750
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 7.4 x 8.8 x 6.4
Materials: Silver pedestal gilt copper
Panchen Lama 04 Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662)
The master sits legs crossed in meditation, clad in his monastic robes, on a double lotus pedestal. His right extended hand reach towards the ground before him while his left rests on his lap in contemplation, supporting a flaming “wish fulfilling jewel” inset with a red garnet. The master appears old with a bold head and distinctive facial features. This allows us to identify him, despite the absence of inscription, as Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662), Fourth incarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second highest incarnate lama of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism besides the Dalai Lamas.
Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen was a renowned scholar and a major political figure of his time.
The statue was chased from a silver alloy sheet and the throne is made of a hammered and gilded copper sheet.
The master sits legs crossed in meditation, clad in his monastic robes, on a double lotus pedestal. His right extended hand reach towards the ground before him while his left rests on his lap in contemplation, supporting a flaming “wish fulfilling jewel” inset with a red garnet. The master appears old with a bold head and distinctive facial features. This allows us to identify him, despite the absence of inscription, as Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662), Fourth incarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second highest incarnate lama of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism besides the Dalai Lamas.
Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen was a renowned scholar and a major political figure of his time.
The statue was chased from a silver alloy sheet and the throne is made of a hammered and gilded copper sheet.