The Changkya Huthugthu Rölpai Dorje

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Figure 16: Rölpai Dorje with the huthukthu hat, holding a poti book and two lotus stalks and the wisdom sword.
Gilt metal alloy, traces of original polychromy (face).
Height 55 cm.
Note the fine engraved design on the robe and throne section.
China, 18th century.
After Christie's Amsterdam, 11.10.1994, no. 271 (see also T. Chen, Sattva and Rajas. The Culture and Art of Tibetan Buddhism. Taipei 2004, no. 110).