Statue de maître, terrasse du temple du Jokhang, Lhasa, province d’Ü-Tsang, 2005
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Orientation 2
Wall object 21
ABE 018
Code: ABE 018
Country: Tibet (Ü-Tsang)
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Date: 2005
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: Unknown
Materials: Tirage noir et blanc
Portrait statue of a master, Jokhang temple terrace, Lhasa, Ü-Tsang province, 2005
Partially hidden behind a veil, this portrait of a master is revealed. Dressed in the monastic habit, his left hand holds a bell in his lap, indicating that his right hand holds the vajra scepter. His attire and attributes identify him as a Tibetan master. This photo was taken at Jokhang, the oldest and most sacred temple in Tibet. Built during the reign of Songtsen Gampo (c. 605-650), Tibet’s first historical emperor, on the initiative of his Chinese wife, Princess Wengcheng, this temple is most famous for the statue of Buddha it houses, the Jowo or ‘lord’ who gives the temple its name. During his travels in Tibet with Ulrich von Schroeder, Alain Bordier had the privilege of admiring and photographing the immense collection of statues preserved at the Jokhang. Many portrait statues of this type can be seen in the museum’s collection.
Partially hidden behind a veil, this portrait of a master is revealed. Dressed in the monastic habit, his left hand holds a bell in his lap, indicating that his right hand holds the vajra scepter. His attire and attributes identify him as a Tibetan master. This photo was taken at Jokhang, the oldest and most sacred temple in Tibet. Built during the reign of Songtsen Gampo (c. 605-650), Tibet’s first historical emperor, on the initiative of his Chinese wife, Princess Wengcheng, this temple is most famous for the statue of Buddha it houses, the Jowo or ‘lord’ who gives the temple its name. During his travels in Tibet with Ulrich von Schroeder, Alain Bordier had the privilege of admiring and photographing the immense collection of statues preserved at the Jokhang. Many portrait statues of this type can be seen in the museum’s collection.