A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF KUNZANG AKOR


TIBET, CIRCA 14TH CENTURYHimalayan Art Resources item no.61928 4 3/4 in. (12 cm) high
|西藏 約十四世紀 銅鎏金貢桑阿闊像 The caster of this endearing bronze depicts Kunzang Akor with his characteristic yungdrung and lotus vase by the shoulder and the Tibetan letter "A" on the chest. The broad, swollen lotus petals, and the figure's wide forehead are indicative of a 14th-century style also found in an example in the Navin Kumar Collection (HAR 70643).