Thangtong Gyalpo
painted terracotta
height: approx. 14.7 cm
Tibet
circa 19th century or earlier
provenance: acquired by Jack Daulton in Lhasa,Tibet
condition: some small areas of chipped paint; otherwise good
An unusual folk image of Thangtong Gyalpo, the Tibetan saint and polymath, who is known for, among other things, the founding of the Tibetan opera and the design and construction of iron-chain suspension bridges.
