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Lama, possibly the Second Khalka Jetsun Dampa

Detail of a pattern

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Period

mid 18th-early 19th century
Geography

Dolonnor, Mongolia
Material

Gilt copper, pigment, and wood
Dimension

H x W x D: 72.5 × 45.8 × 27 cm (28 9/16 × 18 1/16 × 10 5/8 in)
Accession Number

S2015.28.10a-b
EDAN ID

edanmdm:fsg_S2015.28.10a-b

Object Details

Label

This large portrait sculpture may depict Lobsang Tenpay Dronmey, a Buddhist abbot with an overbite. He was the second leader (Jetsun Dampa) in the Khalka Mongolian reincarnation lineage. The Khalka Jetsun Dampas were spiritual and secular leaders who built monasteries in Outer and Inner Mongolia, Buryatia and the Kalmyk regions of Russia. Lobsang Tenpay Dronmey was also the head of one of the Khalka tribes of Outer Mongolia. Among his teachers were Rolway Dorje.
Collection

Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History

The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room (March 12, 2022 - ongoing)

Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)

Doorway to an Enlightened World: The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 19 to November 27, 2016)

The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 13, 2010 to November 27, 2016)
Origin

Dolonnor, Mongolia
Credit Line

The Alice S. Kandell Collection
Type

Sculpture
On View

Sackler Gallery 26a: The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room
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Date

1820s, 1750s
Place

Mongolia, Dolonnor
Topic

South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Alice S. Kandell Collection, Lama, Metal-work
Culture

Buddhists, Himalayan peoples, South Asians
Object Type

Sculpture
On View

Yes