A Gilt Copper Alloy Figure of Tsongkhapa, Tibet/Mongolia, 18th Century十八世纪 蒙/藏 铜鎏金宗喀巴The Gelug teacher seated in padmasana on a double-lotus base, his hands in a teaching gesture and a pair of lotuses supporting a book and a sword behind him, the base sealed with a double-vajra plate, height 5.4 in — 13.8 cmProvenance:From the Collection of Joe Der, Toronto/Montreal.Acquired in China before 1980.乔德先生私人珍藏1980年之前购自中国Note:Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was the revered founder of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism. The present lot portrays the Guru in his main, Pandita form, wearing a pointed hat and three robes.Estimate: $2,000—3,000