ABS 012
Code: ABS 012
Country: Tibet (central)
Style:
Date: 1500 - 1550
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 10.5 x 16 x 7.7
Materials: Brass
Thangtong Gyalpo (1361-1485)
This portrait-statue represents famous Tibetan master Thangton Gyalpo (1361-1485) under the guise of an aged yogi with his long hair tied in an intricate topknot, a mustache and a goatee. Sitting legs crossed in meditation on a lotus pedestal, almost naked, he is clad in a meditation shawl. His right hand raised in argumentation, his left rests in his lap in contemplation, both hands holding medicinal pills. These are associated to longevity practices of which Thangtong Gyalpo was an accomplished master.
Architect, sculptor, painter, and physician, this major religious figure is especially revered as the inventor of Tibetan opera. Thangtong Gyalpo is also known all over Tibet for the iron chain bridges he built, some of which still exists.
This portrait-statue represents famous Tibetan master Thangton Gyalpo (1361-1485) under the guise of an aged yogi with his long hair tied in an intricate topknot, a mustache and a goatee. Sitting legs crossed in meditation on a lotus pedestal, almost naked, he is clad in a meditation shawl. His right hand raised in argumentation, his left rests in his lap in contemplation, both hands holding medicinal pills. These are associated to longevity practices of which Thangtong Gyalpo was an accomplished master.
Architect, sculptor, painter, and physician, this major religious figure is especially revered as the inventor of Tibetan opera. Thangtong Gyalpo is also known all over Tibet for the iron chain bridges he built, some of which still exists.