About the portraits of Tibetan masters

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Figure 10: From left to right:

A) Lama
Copper alloy
Picture after: Himalayan Art Resources item n° 2315

B) Lama
Brass
H. 29,8 cm
Picture after: Ulrich von Schroeder Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet. Vol. Two: Tibetan & Chinese, pp. 1186–1187, pl. 320C. 2001

C) Lama
Very probably Densatil circa 1370
Gilt copper alloy
H. 26,5 cm
Picture after: Ulrich von Schroeder, The Jokhang Bronzes, in Jokhang – Tibet’s Most Sacred Buddhist Temple, edited by Gyurme Dorje 2009. Part 4, Pl. 22D.

D) Karma Pakshi 2nd Karmapa
Silver and Brass
H. 14,5 cm
Picture after: Ulrich von Schroeder Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet. Vol. Two: Tibetan & Chinese, pp. 1200–1201, pl. 327C. 2001