Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama)

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 30574)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Nyingma, Shangpa Kagyu, Kagyu and Buddhist
Material Metal
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Padma Nyida Gyaltsen.

Based on the name and the hand attributes of a medicinal pill and a long-life vase, this figure is most probably related to either the Chagzam Tradition of Tangtong Gyalpo or to the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

Jeff Watt 2-2014


View other items in the Thematic Set: Collection: Christie's. Jan. 28, 2014