ABS 109
Code: ABS 109
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1350 - 1450
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 7.2 x 9.5 x 5.5
Materials: Brass
Unidentified Tibetan monk
Hollow cast in one piece. The eyes are inlaid with silver, and the border of the garment and the lips with copper. The monastic garment is decorated with chased floral and linear patterns. The bottom of the pedestal is sealed with a gilt copper plate decorated with the visvavajra emblem.
The unidentified bald monk with facial expressions of a portrait-like nature is seated in the diamond attitude (vajraparyankasana) on a double lotus pedestal. He is clad in monastic garments (tricivara). The fact that the monk is seated on a lotus pedestal is an indication that this image was probably cast after his death, because images of monks made during their life-times are usually either depicted sitting on cushion, or in the case of early images, sometimes without any pedestal at all.
Hollow cast in one piece. The eyes are inlaid with silver, and the border of the garment and the lips with copper. The monastic garment is decorated with chased floral and linear patterns. The bottom of the pedestal is sealed with a gilt copper plate decorated with the visvavajra emblem.
The unidentified bald monk with facial expressions of a portrait-like nature is seated in the diamond attitude (vajraparyankasana) on a double lotus pedestal. He is clad in monastic garments (tricivara). The fact that the monk is seated on a lotus pedestal is an indication that this image was probably cast after his death, because images of monks made during their life-times are usually either depicted sitting on cushion, or in the case of early images, sometimes without any pedestal at all.