A Lama | The Lama Dpal ldan tshul khrims

anonymous, 1700 - 1800

Such statues may have been ordered by followers of the lamas (Buddhist religious teachers) and then offered to a monastery. This was considered a great tribute. Like those of the gods (see the nearby Kuvera), these statues were often consecrated by placing small objects of symbolic value in them. Under the foot of the right statue is a red lacquer seal, possibly to protect and close off such an object.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-307
  • Dimensionsheight 19 cm x width 14 cm x depth 12.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    A Lama | The Lama Dpal ldan tshul khrims

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-307

  • Description

    Lamaïstische kerkvorst.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Tibet

  • Dating

    1700 - 1800

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 19 cm x width 14 cm x depth 12.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Carolina Geertruida Verburgt-Kramers, 1955)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Carolina Geertruida Verburgt-Kramers (1876-1968) to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1955;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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  • A Lama | The Lama Dpal ldan tshul khrims