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A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.

A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
532 - 710 EUR
556 - 741 USD
Hammer price
8 000 SEK
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A copper alloy seated figure of a Tsong Khapa, presumably Nepal, 19th Century or older.

The hands in teaching gesture (dharmachakra mudra), surrounded by lotus flowers crowned by the sword and book. Base and bottom with inscription. Height 11 cm.

Wear.

Saleroom notice

Presumably Nepal.

Provenance

The Erik Nordström Collection.

The Collection of Erik Nordström (1884-1971)
Erik Nordström was commissioned after a recommendation by Swedish minister Gustav Oscar Wallenberg, the Envoyé of Japan and China, as Post General in Shanghai at the Royal Chinese General Post Office in 1910. The aim was to help facilitate its work throughout China. He was positioned in several of the Chinese provinces (he often chose the northern provinces due to their resemblance to the northern Sweden where he stems from) over his 35 years in the postal service.
Gustav Oscar Wallenberg who became a close and dear friend of Erik Nordström, was a keen collector of Chinese ceramics and introduced him to the art of collecting by defining age, quality and heritage as they visited the antique shops of Beijing. The vast collection of Eric Nordström contains a variety of objects of which many were acquired for the purpose of everyday use, hence the wear to many of the objects.
During his time in China he encountered and befriended many of the Swedish society who both worked and lived as well as passed through China at the time, i.e. Johan Gunnar Andersson and wife, Sven Hedin, Carl Bonde, Sten Thiel in the company of Nils von Dardel and his then fiancé Nita Wallenberg, to name only a few.
Erik Nordström was a keen sportsman and always liked a challenge whether it be hunting, shooting or tennis. He retired in China in 1945 and spent his last years in Qingdao before his return to Sweden in 1948.
By the time he left China in 1948 he and his family had experienced the Chinese revolution, World War I and the Japanese invasion and World War II.

More information

Tsong Khapa (1357-1419) was born to a nomad family in the Tsong Chu area of northeastern Tibet. Recognized at early age as a reincarnated Bodhisattva, he was given his novice monk's wove at the age of three by the Karmapa Rolpay Dorje. In 1409 he founded Ganden Monastery. His followers became known as the Gelugpa sect, following the teachings of the eleventh-century Indian guru Atisha.