Detail View: The AMICA Library: A Portrait of Lama Rinchen-Pel (1143-1217) (Founder of the Drigung Monastery)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1993.160
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Tibetan
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Central Tibet, 13th Century
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Title:
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A Portrait of Lama Rinchen-Pel (1143-1217) (Founder of the Drigung Monastery)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1200s
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Creation Start Date:
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1200
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Creation End Date:
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1300
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Materials and Techniques:
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gilt bronze, inlaid with gold, silver, copper, turquoise, lapis and coral
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture-bronze
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 13.5cm x 12cm x 8.5cm, Base: 8cm x 19cm x 14cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1993.160
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Inscriptions:
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/ / Na mo 'ghu ru / / Ngan lam ban chung bdag gis ni / / bla ma Rin chen sku bzhengs pa yi / / bsod nams 'di yi byin brlabs kyis / / 'gro drug sdug sngal zad par shog / / Translation: "Salutations to the master ! May the sufferings of the six kinds of beings be appeased through the blessing of merit gained by me, the little monk of Ngan.lam, in having this statue of the Lama Rin.chen made." |
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Rights:
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Context:
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A single line of inscription on the back of the throne identifies the portrayed lama (monk) by name. Although the halo dates from the same period as the figure and is the type that the image would originally have had, it does not belong with this specific bronze. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020894.tif
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