17th century, Tibet, seated monk, silver on a gilt copper base, 10,5 cm, inventory nº AK-MAK 1511 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
This hierarch is depicted in the same way as Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso, the fifth dalai lama, who often has the top part of a phur.bu sticking out of his multiple layers of clothes. We saw a few examples, including a fairly similar work on HAR .
17th-18th century, Tibet, the 5th dalai lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, gilt bronze repoussé, 52,1 cm, private collection, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art lot 523, 20th March 2024, Christie’s
Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso with a thin moustache and a strangely vacant gaze, his ears pierced as if he wore earrings now lost. Compare with another, with painted eyes, seen on State Hermitage Museum
17th century, Tibet, Blo bzang rgya mtsho, The Fifth Dalai Lama, gilt copper, 17,4 cm, photo: courtesy of Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet Volume Two, Visual Dharma Publications, Hong Kong, p. 1081 pl. 280E, at the Palkhor Chode monastic complex in Gyantse (Tibet).
This sculpture looks like another portrait of an elderly 5th dalai lama wearing a hat and making the gesture of debate seen on Himalayan Art Resources. The above holds a bowl in his left hand instead of a manuscript.
18th century, Tibet, the 7th dalai lama, Kelsang Gyatso, gilt copper alloy, 11,4 cm, private collection, photo on Michael Backman
Himalayan Buddhist Art - Art Bouddhiste de l'Himalaya 