ID 1472812
Lot 2008 | A COPPER INLAID BRASS FIGURE OF A YOGI, PROBABLY PADAMPA SANGYE
Valeur estimée
HKD 2 000 000 – 3 000 000
TIBET, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
With black, spiky nubs representing his hair and an intense expression on his face, the figure is depicted seated in a yogic posture, legs raised, bent at the knees, and ankles crossed. Typically, such a posture would be supported by a yogic band, which is notably absent here. He wears a short dhoti in the Indian style, leaving the upper body bare. Just below the navel, a floral motif is delicately etched into the cloth.
The style of the dhoti, the distinctive hair treatment, and the facial features all point toward an Indian identity rather than Tibetan. These features are share with another yogi or mahasiddha in the Tsuglagkhang Temple, Lhasa (von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculpture in Tibet, Vol. II, 2002, p. 1194, nos. 324A&B). Although the figure cannot be identified with absolute certainty, these visual cues strongly suggest he may represent Padampa Sangye, the famed Indian mahasiddha and teacher who played a key role in the later diffusion of Buddhism to Tibet.
Even if not a direct portrait, the sculpture likely draws from keen observation of a real practitioner, possibly Padampa Sangye himself or another mahasiddha in a similar tradition. While the precise origin and date remain uncertain, the work most likely comes from the Western Himalayan regions and belongs to the period of the later diffusion (phyi dar) of Buddhism into Tibet.
8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) high
Literature
Pratapaditya Pal, Tibet: Tradition and Change, Albuquerque, 1998, pp. 22-23, pl. 11,
Exhibited
Tibet: Tradition and Change, Albuquerque Museum, October 18, 1997 - May 24, 1998.
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